Romania Summons Russian Ambassador over Series of Airspace Violations by Russian Drones
Romania says the incursions were Russian-made and illegal, and it expelled a Russian embassy staffer and recalled its ambassador to Moscow.
- On Monday, Romania's Foreign Ministry summoned Russian Ambassador Vladimir Lipaev to deliver a formal protest after Romanian forces shot down three Russian-made drones that entered the country's territory between July 24 and 26, presenting debris as evidence.
- Romanian military forces intercepted all three drones using F-16 fighters, with investigators later confirming that recovered components belonged to a drone of Russian origin.
- Officials handed the Russian ambassador a formal note declaring an embassy staff member in Bucharest "persona non grata" with five days to depart, while Romania recalled its ambassador to Russia for consultations.
- Radar detected one additional drone crossing into Romanian territory on the morning of July 27, prompting Tulcea County authorities to issue air raid warnings twice due to the risk of falling aerial objects.
- Amid Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Romania commits to strengthening regional security partnerships, emphasizing that airspace violations constitute "absolutely unacceptable" breaches of both NATO and European Union airspace.
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Radio France Internationale
La LibreThe tone goes up between Moscow and Bucharest. In Romania, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs convened, on Monday 27 July, the ambassador of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Lipaev, after an unprecedented series of intrusions of Russian drones into Romanian airspace.
Romania hits cost trap Ukraine spent years escaping: $400,000 missiles against $20,000 drones
Romania is learning what an expensive way this is to shoot down a cheap drone. The Romanian military spent approximately €1.5 million downing three drones that violated the country's airspace over three days, the Romanian outlet Digi24 reported. The cost is almost all in the missiles. Most of the spending was on AIM-9X missiles fired from F-16 fighters, which cost about $400,000 each. Three drones were downed with three missiles, for roughly $1.…
Romania's Foreign Ministry said today that it had officially informed the Russian ambassador of the decision, attributing the move to the country's continued violations of its national airspace.
The interim Minister of Defence, Radu Miruţa, said, on Monday evening, that the Russian ambassador to Bucharest should leave us, after accusing a propaganda scene of being summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania after the drone incidents, although it proved scientifically that they were Russian. If Vladimir Putin, if the Russian ambassador does not believe these things and say that they are not theirs, we give them the series, the…
Romania summons Russian ambassador, expels embassy staffer after shooting down three drones
Romania’s Foreign Ministry summoned Russia’s ambassador to Romania after Romanian armed forces shot down three drones that had entered the country’s territory “without authorization” between July 24 and 26.
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