The latest from the eastern frontier.
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Cernița Gerbera drone, Moldova, 24 Sep 2026
A Russian Gerbera-type drone with an onboard camera crashed near Cernița, Florești District, Moldova on 24 Sep 2026, the first such device Moldovan police say they have found in the country.
Solca drone crash, Suceava County, 24 Sep 2026
A drone crossed from Ukraine into Romania's Suceava County and crashed near Solca on 24 Sep 2026, four minutes after entering national airspace.
Gulf of Finland, 24 Sep 2026 - Finnish and Swedish jets intercept
Finnish and Swedish fighter jets jointly intercepted a Russian Tu-134, MiG-31s and Su-30s over the Gulf of Finland on September 24, 2026, their first joint mission.
Braniewo helicopter, Sep 23, 2026 - jets scrambled
A Russian Mi-8 military helicopter crossed briefly into Polish airspace near Braniewo from Kaliningrad on September 23, 2026, prompting Poland to scramble fighter jets.
Malbork air alert, Sep 22 2026 - object lost from radar
Polish radar tracked an object approaching from Kaliningrad toward Malbork on September 22, 2026; the signal vanished and a two-day ground search found nothing conclusive.
Latvia-Belarus border night disrupts flights, no intercept
A NATO jet scramble to the Latvia-Belarus border coincided with a 3-hour Vilnius Airport closure on 22 Sep 2026 that hit 17 flights and roughly 3,182 passengers; nothing was ever intercepted.
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A second Russian drone hit Yahodyn in 15 days, and this one's blast wave reached the checkpoint building
A Russian drone's blast wave damaged Ukraine's Yahodyn checkpoint building near the Polish border, Sep 28, 2026, the second strike there in 15 days.
Russia tightens its side of the Estonia and Finland border. Estonia's own minister points to desertion, not a threat from outside
FSB curfews and checkpoint moves on Russia's Estonia and Finland border drew a theory from Estonia's interior minister: Russians avoiding conscription.
Vyčio Skliautas 2026: Lithuania tests wartime mobilisation and a Poland evacuation corridor
Lithuania's largest mobilisation drill runs September 25-October 3, testing a 100,000-person reserve and a Suwałki Gap evacuation plan with Poland.
Russia's state media deleted a nuclear threat against Lithuania
RIA Novosti published, then deleted, a column threatening Lithuania with a nuclear strike after Lithuania's parliament voted to start lifting its nuclear weapons ban.
Starlink station fire is Poland's third suspected sabotage in 48 hours
A fire damaged a Starlink ground station near Warsaw on 23 Sep 2026. AirVeto places it beside the same-week Malbork and Braniewo incidents.
CIA reportedly warns of a Russian ship-launched drone attack on Spain, France or Italy
US intelligence reportedly warned Spain, France and Italy of a possible ship-launched Gerbera drone attack; Italy disputes the report.
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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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