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ISW connects drone crashes in Moldova and Romania, a Starlink fire in Poland, and a Berlin airport shutdown into one Russian pattern
The institute connects drone crashes in Moldova and Romania, arson at a Polish Starlink station, and a Berlin airport shutdown into a single pattern of Russian pressure on European defense infrastructure.
Russian attack puts three countries on alert as drones enter Moldova and Romania
Moldovan police preliminarily identified the drone that exploded beside a farm as a camera-equipped Gerbera, the first of its type found in the country.
Moldova counted 39 Russian drone incursions in eight months, against 17 in all of 2025
Its president says three decades without air defense cannot be undone in five years.
One Russian drone held up seven flights in Moldova, Zelenskyy’s trip to Norway for King Harald V’s funeral among them
The drone crossed Moldova twice that afternoon, and controllers shut the airspace over the center of the country for more than an hour, until after it came down in the north.
Moldova is investing in air defense against the Russian drones crossing from Ukraine—Romania shoots down the ones that reach it
Allied fighters over the neighboring NATO member have destroyed intruding drones repeatedly this year, while the neutral country in between can track them crossing but not shoot them down.
Norway’s Air Force put its first anti-drone system into service at the fighter base—and wants its own drones doing the same job
The system can detect a drone, identify it, and shoot it down—capability the base did not have when lights appeared over it last autumn.
A suspected Russian intruder in Finland’s sky, and Helsinki wants answers
A three-minute crossing by a Russian reconnaissance plane has drawn in Helsinki's investigators and put its allies on notice.
Russian Shaheds hit near Moldova-border crossing, burn food cargo, and black out 13,000 in Odesa Oblast
The Odesa strikes were part of a combined Russian attack across Ukraine. A suspected Shahed also crossed into Moldova, and a drone crashed in Romania.
Blast marks Moldova’s third airspace breach in nine days
Ukraine’s Air Force reported that a Russian Banderol crossed the border, but Moldovan investigators could not conclusively identify the wreckage.
Twelve kilometers from the war, a drone blast set a Moldovan field alight
Farther south, Bulgaria's defense ministry judged a separate drone that exploded near its gas network to be a Ukrainian decoy that strayed off course.
Russia’s planes probed NATO’s eastern flank so often this July that scrambles jumped more than 250%
Russian planes kept approaching NATO's borders with their transponders off.
Russian drone approached France’s flagship aircraft carrier while docked in Sweden
Incident may have violated Swedish airspace, defence minister says.
Estonia’s top spy: Russia limits Baltic Sea provocations to protect oil shipments by shadow fleet
Moscow has rerouted drones attacking Ukraine and tightened aircraft discipline over the Baltic Sea after NATO responses, but the restraint could end as the war continues, Kaupo Rosin warns.
Poland still analyzing Russian drones that fell during September airspace breach
Polish Prime Minister Tusk visited a counterintelligence site where teams continue their technical study of the wrecks.
Drone downed in Estonia near military base
The Estonian military says two unknown drones flew in the immediate vicinity of a key base, but only one was shot — and vanished.
Vilnius Airport shuts for fourth time in a week after Belarus balloon threat — border with Belarus now closed indefinitely
Lithuanian officials blame Belarus for recurring hybrid attacks using balloons, prompting repeated airport shutdowns and coordination with NATO allies.
Russian military aircraft violate NATO member Lithuania’s airspace – President vows reaction
The incident fuels rising tensions in the Baltics, where repeated Russian airspace violations and drone activity are heightening fears of provocations near NATO borders.
EU can’t stop Russian drones yet, defense chief says — 2030 goal already outdated
At a security conference in Brussels, Andrius Kubilius revealed the bloc has met only 50% of NATO's defense capacity targets.
Germany deploys helicopter after “military” drones shut Munich airport again
The drones escaped before they could be identified — over 6,500 travelers were affected.