The latest from the eastern frontier.
The live incident map, the newest reconstructions and analysis, the most-read pieces, and a reference glossary — one place to catch up on the EU eastern border airspace picture.
Latest incidents
All incidents →- Incident · Lithuania
Baltic Sea identification, June 2026 — AN-30
On 20 June 2026, NATO fighters identified and escorted an AN-30 and Su-24MR reconnaissance pair with Su-35 escort flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia, all with transponders off and no flight plan. - Balloon · Lithuania
Lithuania air alert 13 June 2026 — balloon from Belarus, Vilnius
Lithuania issued a yellow-level air alert for Vilnius district on 13 June 2026, activating NATO air policing fighters before the object was identified as a meteorological balloon from Belarus. Alert lifted after 23 minutes. - Balloon · Lithuania
Puvočiai balloon payload — Varėna, Jun 2026
Vilnius University geography students discovered a contraband balloon payload at the Puvočiai field base in Varėna district during field practice in June 2026. - Drone · Latvia
Nautrēni drone, June 2026 — Latvia's first shoot-down
On 8 June 2026, NATO jets shot down a foreign drone over Nautrēni Parish, Rēzekne Municipality — the first confirmed aerial intercept of a drone entering Latvian airspace from abroad. - Balloon · Lithuania
Vilnius airport closure, 8 June 2026 — 5 flights
Belarusian balloon markers closed Vilnius Airport from 01:18 to 04:00 EEST on 8 June 2026, disrupting five flights and 453 passengers; four aircraft were diverted, including two to Kaunas. - Drone · Romania
Constanta port, 5 June 2026 — Magura V5 sea drone
A Ukrainian Magura V5 unmanned surface vessel self-detonated at pier 77–78 in Romania's Port of Constanta on 5 June 2026 after Russian electronic warfare jamming caused it to lose navigation control during a Black Sea operation. Romania evacuated over 1,300 people from nearby beaches; no injuries were reported. Three other Ukrainian sea drones lost on the same day detonated offshore or at sea.
Latest analysis
All analysis →- Analysis · 2026-06-28
U.S. Special Forces sank a ship in the Philippines. The drone was Ukrainian.
Uforce's Magura sank a decommissioned ship in the Philippines for U.S. Special Forces. The same system downed two Russian Su-30s and two Mi-8 helicopters over the Black Sea. - Analysis · 2026-06-27
Lithuania ordered 936 Patria 6x6 vehicles. KOVO Armor will help build them.
Lithuania's State Defence Council announced procurement of 936 Patria 6x6s in May 2026. The MoU with KOVO Armor puts local production on the table. - Analysis · 2026-06-19
Latvia Makes Drone and Balloon Smuggling a More Serious Crime
Latvia's Saeima passed Criminal Law amendments on 18 June making airborne devices an aggravating circumstance in smuggling offences. What it covers and why it took this long. - Analysis · 2026-06-19
Ukraine Opens a Database of Captured Russian Weapons. The Drones We Track Are in It.
Ukraine's Ministry of Defence launched TrophyLab on 19 June — a platform giving verified partners access to technical documentation on captured Russian weapons, including the drones AirVeto covers. - Analysis · 2026-06-18
194 Drones Over Moscow
On 18 June, Ukrainian drones struck Moscow's Kapotnya refinery for the second time in a week. The largest drone raid on the Russian capital since the full-scale war began. - Analysis · 2026-06-16
Baltic Air Policing: Who Scrambles, and When Do They Shoot?
How NATO's Baltic Air Policing works: the two bases, the rotation, and what it took to go from scramble to shoot-down in May and June 2026.
Miltech Glossary
Full glossary →- Drone
Shahed-136
Loitering munition (one-way attack drone)Iranian-designed one-way attack drone, mass-produced by Russia as the Geran-2; the loitering munition most frequently detected crossing into EU airspace. - Drone
Gerbera
Russian fixed-wing decoy UAVRussian fixed-wing decoy drone that mimics the Shahed-136 profile to overload Ukrainian air defence, increasingly fitted with warheads for direct strikes. - Drone
Chaika
Ukrainian fixed-wing decoy UAVUkrainian fixed-wing decoy drone easily mistaken in flight for the larger AN-196 Liutyi; a March 2026 Finland incident required a public correction. - Drone
Loitering munition
Class of guided drone-munitionsUmbrella term for a guided drone built to loiter over or fly toward a target before diving in and detonating; slower and more wind-affected than a missile. - Drone
Magura V5
Ukrainian autonomous naval drone (USV)Ukrainian unmanned strike boat operated by military intelligence against Russia's Black Sea Fleet, credited with over 17 warships sunk or damaged since 2023. - Drone
Hornet
US-built AI-enabled one-way strike droneUS-built, AI-enabled one-way strike drone used by Ukraine against Russian logistics routes linking Russia to occupied Crimea. Not confirmed in any EU border incident.
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