War in europe - War-Observer.EU

Here you can see and update a map of the war currently taking place in Europe.
The map is updated as often as possible and contains information from Danish media, Norwegian media, Swedish media, NATO, etc.

Military bases Military installations that have been highlighted in the media

Unverified drones Unverified drone activity

Nuclear power plants in trouble Nuclear power plants being attacked and taken over by Russia

Verified drones Drone activity observed over allies

Allied planes Often response to something

Radarsystems Radarsystems placed doing defense

Missilesystems Might be rumors or verified

Military ships spotted Often enemy ships

Russian military planes Over allied borders

be aware: Not all locations are precise

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Danish military bases

🕒 07:54 03-10-2025 • 📍 Flådestation Frederikshavn

All the military "bases" in Denmark are now marked..

Reports of Drones at Munich airport.

🕒 00:00 03-10-2025 • 📍 Munich airport.

Munich Airport was temporarily closed on Friday night after reports of drone activity in the area.

Russia’s attack on the power grid disables safety systems at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant

🕒 22:53 02-10-2025

he Chernobyl nuclear power plant went into a blackout after shelling of a power plant in Slavutych. The New Safe Confinement – the structure that covers the destroyed reactor 4 and contains radiation – lost power.

Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant without power for 9 days

🕒 22:49 02-10-2025

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been without electricity for nine days. If it is not urgently restored, a nuclear catastrophe will occur, the damaged line is located on Russian-occupied territory

Drone: Aalborg Airport briefly closed

🕒 02:00 30-09-2025 • 📍 Aalborg lufthavn

On Monday night, the airspace over Aalborg Airport was temporarily closed for eight minutes due to suspected drone activity.

Drone spotted at a platform in the Sleipner gas field

🕒 22:16 29-09-2025 • 📍 sleipner

Police in Norway have received a report of a “suspicious” drone seen near a platform in the Sleipner gas field in the North Sea.

Drone debris found in Romania.

🕒 15:00 29-09-2025 • 📍 Rumænien

Drone debris found at the Romanian border with Ukraine - This happens regularly in connection with Russia attacking Ukrainian infrastructure at the border river Danube

Drone spotted over Bardufoss Airport

🕒 01:15 29-09-2025 • 📍 Bardufoss Lufthavn

Flights are being diverted due to drone activity over the airport. This is the second airport in Norway to be disturbed by drones this evening and last night.

Drones observed over the military firing range in Borris and perhaps also over the NATO depot in Dejbjerg

🕒 00:01 29-09-2025 • 📍 Dejbjerg

On Sunday evening, drones were observed over the military firing range in Borris and possibly also over the NATO depot in Dejbjerg. Several residents in the area also report that they heard gunshots at the same time as the observations.

Drone over Sundsvall-Timrå, one arrested.

🕒 23:59 28-09-2025 • 📍 lufthavnen Sundsvall-Timsrå

Man arrested in Sweden after drone incident A man has been arrested in Sweden after a passenger plane was forced to circle for almost 40 minutes over Sundsvall-Timsrå Airport on Sunday evening due to a suspected drone in the area. This is reported by the Swedish media SVT. According to the media, the drone was discovered when the airport's surveillance system registered activity within the restricted flight zone. Police then responded to the scene.

Airborne warning alert

🕒 23:00 28-09-2025 • 📍 Bornholms lufthavn

The task of the Rejection Response Unit is to assert and enforce Danish sovereignty and provide support to civilian aircraft. It consists of two Danish pilots who are ready to take off at a few minutes' notice all year round – in either F-35 or F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, according to the Danish Armed Forces website.

Drone observed in Brønnøysund Airport’s restricted area.

🕒 21:30 28-09-2025 • 📍 Brønnøysund lufthavn

A drone has been observed within the airport's exclusion zone, and the police have been routinely informed, Avinor's press manager Karoline Pedersen said in an email to VG.

(maybe) Drones observed over Bucharest airport

🕒 21:00 28-09-2025 • 📍 Bukarest lufthavn

Drones have just been reported over Bucharest airport, disrupting air traffic. It seems that the Russians' goal is to destabilize air traffic in the EU and create general panic. - Source: PaulConRO on X, no state or Romanian media confirming this.

Airspace closed to civilian drones

🕒 14:00 28-09-2025

The airspace across Denmark will be closed to civilian drones from Monday to Friday next week. - TV2 writes. Click on the title and read more.

Second day in a row with drones over military installations.

🕒 12:12 28-09-2025

This is the second day in a row that drones have been reported over military sites. On Friday evening, unidentified drones flew over the military airport Karup Air Base, the police reported on Saturday. The military confirmed that drones had been observed at several of their sites. Earlier this week, drones were also reported at other military installations, including Skrydstrup Air Base and the Jydske Dragon Regiment barracks in Holstebro. - Writes TV2

Drone observations at defense sites

🕒 11:15 28-09-2025

The Danish Defence writes on their website: The Danish Defence can confirm that drones have been observed at several of the Danish Defence's locations last night. Several capabilities were deployed. The Danish Defence has no further comments at this time.

NATO increases surveillance in the Baltic Sea after drones over Denmark

🕒 17:50 27-09-2025 • 📍 Gardermoen lufthavn

NATO will be even more present and increase surveillance in the Baltic Sea region with "new assets" in several places as a result of the drone episodes over Denmark in recent days. - Writes TV2

Radar system located at Copenhagen Airport

🕒 17:00 27-09-2025 • 📍 Kastrup Lufthavn

Behind the fence to Copenhagen Airport you can now spot a radar mounted on a truck. According to DR's information, it is a so-called Weibel Xenta radar from the Danish company Weibel Scientific, which is based in Allerød. - DR writes

Possible drones over Esbjerg

🕒 11:07 27-09-2025 • 📍 Esbjerg havn

The South and South Jutland Police have received several reports of drone activity over Esbjerg, but have not currently been able to verify any of them. - Writes TV2

The Defense Ministry confirms drones at several locations

🕒 10:30 27-09-2025

TV 2 has contacted the Danish Armed Forces, which confirms that drones have been observed at several of the Danish Armed Forces' locations last night.

Drones over Norwegian military base

🕒 06:00 27-09-2025 • 📍 Ørland lufthavn, 7130 Brekstad

In Norway, drones have also been observed in the airspace over military installations, writes NRK. It happened on Saturday morning around 6 am, when the Armed Forces and the police spotted drones over the air base in Ørland, where the Norwegian Air Force has fighter jets. The drones were in the area for about two and a half hours before they disappeared, it is said. - Writes TV2

(False alarm)Drones over Skrydstrup Air Base and the Jydske Dragon Regiment barracks in Holstebro

🕒 00:01 27-09-2025

The episodes at Skrydstrup Air Base and the Jydske Dragon Regiment barracks in Holstebro, which are mentioned in the press release, took place earlier this week and are therefore not related to the night's events.

Drones spotted over Finland

🕒 00:01 27-09-2025 • 📍 Finland

A drone was spotted flying over a hydroelectric power plant in Finland, where flying is strictly prohibited. The incident was reported by Finnish broadcaster Yle.

Suspicious flying objects over Storkö

🕒 00:01 27-09-2025 • 📍 Sturkö, 373 61 Sturkö, Sverige

Russia sent drones to a Swedish military base, but the local army remains inactive. New sightings of unknown drones have been reported in southern Sweden. On the night of September 27, the islands of Storkö and Türkö, located in the Karlskrona archipelago, reported two suspicious objects in the sky to the police, SVT reports.

Suspicious flying objects over Tjurkö

🕒 00:01 27-09-2025 • 📍 373 63 Tjurkö, Sverige

Russia sent drones to a Swedish military base, but the local army remains inactive. New sightings of unknown drones have been reported in southern Sweden. On the night of September 27, the islands of Sturkö and Tjurkö, located in the Karlskrona archipelago, reported two suspicious objects in the sky to the police, SVT reports.

Drones spotted in Lithuania

🕒 00:00 27-09-2025 • 📍 Vilnius International Airport

Lithuanian police detected 3 drones in the area around Vilnius Airport, leading to the suspension of operations. - Unian

Drones over Karup Air Station

🕒 20:15 26-09-2025 • 📍 Flyvestation Karup

Central and West Jutland Police were called to Karup Air Station at 8:15 p.m. Friday evening, where one or more drones were circling in the air. Airspace closed to civil traffic for "a period"

Belarus claims to have deployed an Oreshnik

🕒 20:04 26-09-2025 • 📍 Hviderusland

Belarus has deployed "Oreshnik" on its territory, the country's foreign minister says.

Radar system installed in dragør

🕒 18:00 26-09-2025 • 📍 Dragør

The media documents that a radar system has been set up around Dragør. It looks like a short-range mobile warning radar RAC-3D

Hungarian drones spotted over Ukrainian border

🕒 12:19 26-09-2025 • 📍 Ungarn

Today, Hungarian drones were recorded twice over the Zakarpattia region at different altitudes, — the General Staff. This is assessed by the Ukrainian side as a violation of their airspace.