Ah, the old "accidentally strayed" scenario
I gather, though, that your first example of newbie error is not all that uncommon. Apologies handled immediately and between the respective commanders where the countries have a smooth relationship. (eg Canada & the US are both members of NORAD)
Was it last year that we (Canada) had a couple of Russian 'accidentals' across our North? Higher level diplomatic reassurances in that case, anyway. Also our Minister of Defence as well.
And was it last summer that one Latin American (one was Nicaragua, maybe) country accidentally invaded another because of a GIS error (Google maps can be misleading!) ?
Very famous historical case - Francis Gary Powers - US pilot over the USSR - he was treated as a spy, tried etc.
Sorry for the fuzziness of my example. Too lazy this morning to chase down the precise info.
The 'accidentally strayed' line is maybe code for 'yup, we were playing a bit of the spy guy, but.....'
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