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Swedish patrol boat jams Russian drone over the Øresund

Incident Report

Fact Sheet
Date26 Feb 2026
TrackerEuropean Airspace Violations
TypeInterception
Location Øresund Strait
55.77, 12.73 (approximate)
What Happened

The Swedish Navy patrol boat HSwMS Rapp neutralised a Russian drone by jamming it over the Øresund strait. The machine had been launched from the Russian intelligence-gathering ship Zhigulevsk, which the Swedish vessel had been tracking. Authorities classified the episode as a serious security alert. The interception took place near the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, then on a port call at Malmö and the apparent target of the reconnaissance flight — which is why France is recorded alongside Sweden here.

Øresund Strait
Øresund Strait
Marker placed at sea area precision.