Overview
- Local media report that four to five large, military-spec drones breached a restricted zone near Dublin Airport around 23:00 on December 1.
- Zelenskyy's aircraft landed slightly ahead of schedule and did not intersect with the devices, according to The Journal.
- The drones were later observed circling the Irish Naval Service vessel LÉ William Butler Yeats within territorial waters, with reports saying they stayed aloft for up to two hours.
- Authorities did not engage the devices; the naval ship lacked counter-drone capability and an Air Corps patrol did not intervene, according to local reporting.
- Ireland’s Defence Forces said they supported a Garda-led security operation that ensured a safe visit, as inquiries focus on a likely launch point northeast of Dublin and assess whether the incident fits a hybrid tactic.