Drone-watching: How Ukraine keeps hitting its EU backers Over the past three months, Ukrainian drones have inadvertently fallen in several EU and NATO member states, including Finland, the Baltic states, Greece, and Romania, and have killed Azerbaijani citizens. Despite these incidents, Ukraine has continued its drone campaign, issuing apologies and blaming Russian electronic warfare for the deviations, while most EU governments have refrained from formal condemnation. The article details specific instances of these drone incursions and their varied political and diplomatic consequences.

• Ukrainian drones have recently fallen in Finland, the Baltic states, Greece, and Romania, and killed five Azerbaijani citizens.
• These incidents have led to apologies from Ukraine, which blames Russian electronic warfare for the stray drones.
• Most EU governments have not formally condemned Ukraine, often attributing the incidents to Russia.
• Specific incidents include a drone exploding in Romania’s largest port, drones killing Azerbaijani nationals in the Sea of Azov, a drone shot down over Estonia, incursions in Finland and Latvia, and a drone found near a Greek island.
• The article notes that despite these events, Western countries have not revisited their assistance to Ukraine.