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Drone Incident Roundup: November 1–2, 2026

Jersey, Channel Islands: Drones divert seven flights over two nights. Sudan: Grid strikes spread east. Ukraine: Outages in 10 regions, and 5 more.
November 2, 2026 by
Drone Incident Roundup: November 1–2, 2026

1 · Jersey, Channel Islands: Drones divert seven flights over two nights

  • Drones near the airport Friday and Saturday diverted seven flights.
  • Officials called it deliberate; no operator found. Loganair: "a serious criminal act, not a prank."

Source: itv.com

2 · Sudan: UPDATE: Grid strikes spread east

  • Drones hit two Kassala substations Monday after strikes destroyed two more Sunday.
  • The 500 MW Um Dabakir plant is offline.

Source: middleeastmonitor.com

3 · Ukraine: Outages in 10 regions

  • Russia launched 193 drones overnight, 154 intercepted.
  • A DTEK facility in Odesa was hit, and Kyiv brought in emergency power cuts.

Source: kyivindependent.com

4 · Kstovo, Russia: Refinery and power plant reported hit

  • The governor reported significant damage at an industrial site.
  • Ukrainian media named the Lukoil refinery and a heat and power plant.

Source: rferl.org

5 · United States: 67 drone reports at nuclear sites

  • NRC records released under FOIA list 67 reports at 28 sites since 2024, one 100 ft above a reactor.
  • None was resolved.

Source: americanbuildout.com

6 · Dakar, Senegal: Arrest under Youth Olympics drone ban

  • Police detained a producer who flew over a hotel inside a 5 km no-fly zone running to Nov 14.
  • He had no authorization.

Source: seneweb.com

7 · Kochi, India: Drone flown near naval base

  • Police booked a visitor who flew without permits near INS Dronacharya and Coast Guard sites.
  • Police called it unintentional.

Source: onmanorama.com

8 · Latvia: NATO tests layered counter-UAS

  • NATO's FUSE event ran a layered counter-UAS trial with 30+ nations.
  • "We really need to find other solutions," a NATO general said.

Source: jpost.com

Why it matters

Grids, airports, nuclear plants and event zones all faced drones this weekend. Most were seen, few were tracked to an operator.

Layered detection (RF, radar, EO/IR and Remote ID) buys the warning time that physical barriers can't. Talk to a TKG engineer about coverage at your site.

TKG Alert, originally posted on TKG Security's LinkedIn page. Summaries of public reporting; follow the source links for full details.

Drone Incident Roundup: October 31, 2026
Jersey, Channel Islands: Drones divert three flights. Ufa, Russia: Refinery hit 1,400 km from the front. Palm Beach, Florida: Counter-drone kits at Mar-a-Lago.