Romania says it shot down second drone breaching its airspace
Two F-16 jets intercepted the drone as Romania steps up air policing after repeated airspace violations near the Ukrainian border.
- On Saturday, July 25, two Romanian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon jets intercepted and destroyed an unauthorized drone near the Ukraine border at 08:22, marking the second shootdown in two days.
- Since Moscow began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Romania has experienced dozens of drone incursions, prompting the NATO member to shift from passive monitoring to active neutralization of unauthorized aircraft.
- The same pilot who destroyed the second drone also downed an aircraft near Padina in Buz County on Friday, July 24, marking Romania's first known aerial interception of an unauthorized drone.
- Debris analysis identified the drone as Russian, and President Nicu confirmed the event. Romania sent Ukraine a formal note containing ten questions regarding the repeated airspace violations.
- Following a June 5 incident in Constan, Defense Minister Radu Miru proposed that Kyiv program marine drones to self-destruct if entering a 12-nautical-mile zone amid ongoing Russian attacks near the Danube and Black Sea.
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Romania's Defense Ministry said a Russian drone entered the country's airspace over the Black Sea and was destroyed by an F-16 in five minutes. Bucharest stressed the protection of the country's sovereignty. Jul 26, 2026
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Romania shoots down second drone in two days amid rising airspace violations
Romania has shot down a second unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) over its airspace in as many days, according to the country’s Ministry of Defense. The incident took place Saturday, July 25, near the border with Ukraine at 8:22 a.m. local time. Two Romanian Air Force F-16 Falcon jets were deployed to intercept the drone, which was brought down over an uninhabited area in accordance with safety regulations, the defense ministry said in a statement. A…
Radu Miruţa congratulated the military who today took down the second drone and said that it can guarantee the Romanians only one thing: the fact that the Romanian Army does the utmost with the resources it has at its disposal.
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