A new report says Russia runs a sustained drone campaign over Europe and may use “shadow ships” to launch drones. According to the findings described by multiple outlets, the activity repeatedly disrupts civilian aviation while Russia appears to be monitoring locations connected to military operations and testing air-defence responses in NATO countries. The report links Russia’s shadow fleet vessels to a large number of suspected drone incursions around NATO sites, including military bases and nuclear-related facilities. One outlet reports that the drones are associated with 144 suspected incursions across Europe, while another characterizes the overall pattern as repeated disruptions to civilian air traffic. The sources agree that the campaign is assessed as deliberate probing: the drones are used to gather information on how defences perform and to assess detection and response capabilities. The accounts also describe the “shadow ships” as a mechanism for enabling or supporting launches beyond direct detection. The reports do not provide confirmed details about each specific incident, but they present an aggregated assessment based on available information about vessel activity and suspected drone movements.