Overview
- EU defense ministers held an online session on Sept. 26 to advance a shared “drone wall” for early detection and response, with 10 countries participating alongside Ukraine and Hungary joining after initially hesitating.
- Bloomberg reporting, echoed by NHK, says UK, France and Germany privately told Russian officials in Moscow that continued violations could face responses including shootdowns, drawing a rebuke from Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
- NATO convened Article 4 consultations at Poland’s request after 19 drones entered Polish airspace on Sept. 9–10, with allied jets scrambling and downing at least three.
- Estonia reported incursions by three Russian MiG‑31s later in the month, prompting NATO scrambles; Russia denies responsibility as NATO warns the situation is highly dangerous and risks accidental escalation.
- More than 45 countries, including Japan and the United States, issued a joint statement calling the violations breaches of international law, and coverage highlighted the cost gap between cheap drones and expensive interceptors.