| Date | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Tracker | European Airspace Violations |
| Type | Strike |
| Location |
Tarnawa-Kolonia, Poland
50.85, 22.65 (approximate) |
A Russian cruise missile crossed into Poland and struck a field near the village of Tarnawa-Kolonia, 100 km from the Ukrainian border, detonating on impact and leaving a crater just outside the settlement. Prime minister Donald Tusk said it was likely a Kh-101, which Polish authorities later confirmed. An earlier missile had turned back short of the border; a further one was detected inside Polish airspace and an F-16 was sent to intercept it before it vanished from radar. Air raid sirens sounded in Lublin, Krasnystaw and across the Lublin Voivodeship.
| Date | Type | Incident |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 2026 | Interception | Second Russian drone destroyed by Romanian F-16 in two days |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Interception | Third Russian drone shot down over Romanian territorial waters |
| 27 Jul 2026 | Incursion | Russian drone briefly enters Romanian airspace and returns to Ukraine |
| 2 Aug 2026 | Incursion | Russian drone follows the Danube before being downed over Ukraine |
GlobalMilitary.net's 2026 inventory snapshot shows nine NATO members — Iceland, Luxembourg, the three Baltic states, Montenegro, Albania, North Macedonia and Slovenia — hold no fixed-wing fighters, attack aircraft or bombers and depend on Allied air policing.
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