| Date | 10 Mar 2022 |
| Tracker | European Airspace Violations |
| Type | Incursion |
| Location |
Zagreb, Croatia
45.82, 15.98 (approximate) |
A Soviet-era Tupolev Tu-141 reconnaissance drone flew the length of three NATO members' airspace — Romanian, Hungarian and Croatian — before crashing in Zagreb, the Croatian capital, near a student residence. Both Ukraine and Russia denied owning it. Croatian defence minister Mario Banožić later said the governments along its flight path knew who had launched it but that the information had been classified. The drone crossed hundreds of kilometres of alliance airspace without being engaged, which became the substance of the political row that followed.
| Date | Type | Incident |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 2022 | Interception | Ukrainian Su-27 escorted to Romanian air base after losing contact |
| 2 Mar 2022 | Incursion | Russian Su-24 and Su-27 fighters violate Swedish airspace east of Gotland |
| 14 Mar 2022 | Incursion | Russian Orlan-10 drone crashes in Bistrița-Năsăud County |
| 29 Apr 2022 | Incursion | Russian An-30 survey aircraft violates Swedish airspace off Blekinge |
An Italian Eurofighter on NATO Baltic Air Policing duty destroyed an unidentified drone over eastern Latvia before dawn on 14 August, the second time the alliance's quick-reaction force has shot one down over the country this year.