| Date | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Tracker | European Airspace Violations |
| Type | Incursion |
| Location |
Kaunas, Lithuania
54.90, 23.90 (approximate) |
A drone entered Lithuania from Belarus near Druskininkai shortly after midnight on 11 November 2026 and flew north over the Marijampolė, Kaunas and Panevėžys regions before leaving near Pasvalys, Lithuania's National Crisis Management Centre said. NATO air policing fighters identified it over Kaunas, where the Defence Staff said debris risk ruled out a shot, and made two unsuccessful attempts to destroy it; one missile missed and its remains were recovered in Biržai district. Latvia then issued air-threat warnings, and the Defence Staff said the drone crossed Estonia into Russia. Lithuania's defence minister called it most likely a Ukrainian drone diverted from an attack on Ust-Luga; the Defence Staff said its origin was unconfirmed.
| Date | Type | Incident |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2026 | Incursion | Drones cross Moldova into north-eastern Romania, closing Iași and Suceava airports |
| 1 Nov 2026 | Incursion | Drone, most likely a Russian Geran, enters eastern Latvia and leaves for Russia as a BLAZE interceptor drone is launched |
| 3 Nov 2026 | Incursion | Drone enters eastern Latvia and is tracked by two interceptor drones over Balvi and Ludza |
| 4 Nov 2026 | Incursion | Unidentified drone crosses Moldovan airspace between Camenca and Vărăncău for two minutes |
Moldova's defense ministry counted 19 airspace violations in October, and GlobalMilitary.net's incident log, which records only established incursions, holds 31 Moldovan entries for 2026 against Romania's 32, most of them since August.
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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