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Billund Airport briefly closes after an alarm police attribute to a star
BillundDrone DebunkedImpact ConfirmedUnverified drone report leads to early-morning Billund Airport closure
BillundDrone ReportedImpact ConfirmedAalborg reports reassessed after investigation
Aalborg AirportDrone InconclusiveImpact ReportedDrone reports near Sonderborg Airport prompt police response without flight disruption
SønderborgDrone ReportedImpact Not establishedCopenhagen closure: drone presence remains unresolved
Copenhagen AirportDrone InconclusiveImpact ConfirmedDrone report in Stefan-Voda region, Moldova
Stefan-Voda regionDrone ReportedImpact Not establishedSingle source · unverifiedDrone report in Poltava region, Ukraine
Poltava regionDrone ReportedImpact Not establishedSingle source · unverifiedDrone report in Tulcea County, Romania
Tulcea CountyDrone ReportedImpact Not establishedSingle source · unverifiedDrone report in Rostov region, Russia
Rostov regionDrone ReportedImpact Not establishedSingle source · unverifiedWine Trader hit off Romania; president says drones struck the ship
Black Sea, off RomaniaDrone ReportedImpact ReportedDrone report in Ryazan Oblast, Russia
Ryazan OblastDrone ReportedImpact ReportedSingle source · unverifiedRegional authorities report three dead and six injured after drone attack in Kropyvnytskyi
KropyvnytskyiDrone ReportedImpact ReportedYara J hit off Romania; president says drones struck the ship
Black Sea, off RomaniaDrone ReportedImpact ReportedDrone report in Ryazan Oblast, Russia
Ryazan OblastDrone ReportedImpact Not establishedSingle source · unverifiedGFS Giselle damaged in attack; drone involvement unclear
Strait of Hormuz approachesDrone InconclusiveImpact ReportedDrone report in Moscow, Russia
MoscowDrone ReportedImpact Not establishedSingle source · unverifiedDrone report in Lutsk, Ukraine
LutskDrone ReportedImpact ReportedSingle source · unverifiedDrone wave reported in Ukraine
UkraineDrone ReportedImpact Not establishedSingle source · unverifiedAuthorities report drone strike on fishing boat off Sirik
Gulf of Oman, off SirikDrone ReportedImpact ReportedDrone report in Balakovo, Russia
BalakovoDrone ReportedImpact ReportedAuto-compiledDrone report in Lutsk, Ukraine
LutskDrone ReportedImpact Not establishedSingle source · unverifiedGFS Pride lost after attack; drone involvement unclear
Strait of Hormuz approachesDrone InconclusiveImpact ReportedPolice report five civilians injured in El Queremal drone attack
El Queremal, Dagua, Valle del CaucaDrone ReportedImpact ReportedDrone report in Zhukovka, Russia
ZhukovkaDrone ReportedImpact Not establishedSingle source · unverifiedDrone wave reported in Tula Oblast, Russia
Tula OblastDrone ReportedImpact Not establishedSingle source · unverifiedDrone wave reported in Kaluga Oblast, Russia
Kaluga OblastDrone ReportedImpact ReportedSingle source · unverifiedPossible drone reports disrupt flights in Nuremberg
NurembergDrone ReportedImpact ReportedDrones strike cargo ship Chelsea 3 off Byala, Bulgaria; crew of 15 rescued
Black Sea, about 18 nautical miles east of Byala (Bulgarian exclusive economic zone)Drone ConfirmedImpact ConfirmedCargo ship HS Dignity sinks off Krapets, Bulgaria, after drone attack
Black Sea, about 17 nautical miles east of Krapets (Bulgarian exclusive economic zone)Drone ConfirmedImpact ConfirmedDrone report in Kharkiv region, Ukraine
Kharkiv regionDrone ReportedImpact Not establishedSingle source · unverifiedShowing the newest 30 of 108 dossiers. Open the full archive
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Every incident is judged on three separate questions. An airport can be confirmed closed while it is still unclear whether a drone was involved at all.
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Was there a drone?
Drone presence: reported by a source, confirmed by explicit evidence, inconclusive after investigation, or debunked.
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What was the impact?
Closures, diversions, damage or injuries, with their own evidence state. “Not established” means no source reports an impact.
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Who is responsible?
Attribution is never inferred. A party’s claim, a charge and a court finding are shown as different things.
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