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Moldova recorded over 100 airspace violations since 2022

Moldova’s airspace has been violated more than 100 times since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, while drones and missile fragments have fallen on the country’s territory, Moldovan Prime Minister Vasile Tofan said on Oct. 26.

27 October, 02:49 AM

Romania scrambles fighter jets as unidentified air target nears border

Romanian military forces scrambled two F-16 fighter jets on the morning of September 25 after radar systems detected an airborne target moving 20 kilometers east of Galați County, according to a statement from the Romanian Ministry of Defense.

25 September, 12:07 PM

Zelenskyy’s warning on Russian airspace sends Aeroflot shares down more than 5%

Shares of Russia’s Aeroflot fell more than 5% after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned airlines about the dangers of flying through Russian airspace, Meduza reported on Sept. 2.

2 September, 10:57 AM

Ukraine threatens to paralyze Russian airports in response to Kremlin’s escalation

Ukrainian drones could soon make Russian airspace dangerous for civil aviation, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sept. 1.

2 September, 02:55 AM

South Korea scrambles jets after Russian air zone incursion

Several Russian military aircraft briefly entered South Korea's air defense identification zone, prompting South Korean forces to scramble fighter jets in response. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff announced on Aug. 26, according to Yonhap News.

26 August, 11:40 AM

Drone shot down over Romania likely Russian, Bucharest says

The drone that entered Romanian airspace on July 24 was likely a Russian Shahed kamikaze UAV and took two attempts to shoot down, Romania’s Defense Ministry said, as reported by local outlet Digi24.

24 July, 10:54 PM

Russia recruits drone operators for Moscow through major job website

Russia's largest job search website, HeadHunter, has posted vacancies for drone operators to help protect Moscow's airspace, as the capital faces repeated Ukrainian drone attacks, Reuters reported on July 4.

4 July, 07:46 PM

Latvian journalist discusses Ukrainian drone incidents and government resignation

Imants Liepiņš told Radio NV about incidents involving Ukrainian drones in Latvia and the resignation of the Latvian government following the controversy on May 20.

20 May, 10:35 AM

Latvia declares air alert after Russian drones enter airspace

Latvia declared an air alert after drones entered its airspace from Russia, with two unmanned aircraft crashing on Latvian territory, including one near an oil depot in the city of Rēzekne, LSM reported on May 7.

7 May, 10:33 AM

Lithuania and Latvia deny airspace to Fico flight en route to Moscow

Lithuania and Latvia denied airspace access to a plane carrying Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico en route to Moscow for May 9 events, Slovakia’s TASR news agency reported on Apr. 19.

19 April, 03:51 PM

Drone debris found in Estonia near Russian border

Several unidentified drones entered Estonia’s airspace overnight with debris from one found in Tartu County near the Russian border, ERR reported on March 31.

31 March, 02:38 PM

NATO intercepts Iranian ballistic missile over Turkey for third time in 10 days

NATO intercepted an Iranian missile that entered Turkish airspace, Bloomberg reported on March 13.

13 March, 03:18 PM

Ukraine to create assault, drone and air defense regiments in National Guard

Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said he signed an order to form assault and unmanned systems regiments within National Guard corps, as well as a separate regiment for airspace protection, according to a statement posted on Telegram on March 10.

10 March, 04:51 PM

Azerbaijan closes airspace near Iran after airport drone strike

Azerbaijan temporarily closed airspace along its border with Iran after an Iranian drone struck Nakhchivan International Airport on March 5, according to data from flight-tracking service Flightradar24.

5 March, 10:05 PM

Stoltenberg: Ukraine denied no-fly zone to avoid WWIII

Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg described his 2022 refusal to close Ukraine's skies at President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's request as a "painful moment," stating that it would risk triggering World War III, as he wrote in his memoir, The Times reported on Nov. 8.

9 November 2025, 02:45 PM

Unknown drone forces temporary shutdown of Berlin’s main international airport

Berlin’s Brandenburg Airport (BER) briefly suspended operations on the evening of Oct. 31 after an unidentified drone was spotted, DW reported on Nov. 1.

1 November 2025, 02:04 PM

Two Russian jets briefly violate Lithuanian airspace

Two Russian military aircraft spent 18 seconds in Lithuanian airspace on Oct. 23, Lithuania’s military said, as reported by Bloomberg.

23 October 2025, 11:51 PM

Bulgarian airspace open to Putin’s plane for Budapest summit with Trump

Bulgaria is prepared to grant Russian dictator Vladimir Putin permission to cross its airspace, so he can fly to Budapest for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev said on Oct. 20.

20 October 2025, 10:40 PM

Ukraine shows proof of Hungarian drone incursion — Sybiha

Ukraine’s Armed Forces have evidence of a drone entering its airspace from Hungary, Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said, publishing a flight path map on Sept. 27.

27 September 2025, 07:41 PM

Norway closes Oslo Airport airspace after unidentified drones spotted

Airspace over Oslo Airport in Norway was temporarily closed after unidentified drones were spotted, the newspaper VG reported on Sept. 23.

23 September 2025, 10:59 AM

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