US EditionRomania Reports Drone Breach as NATO Scrambles Jets
The drone entered Romanian airspace for about 50 minutes, prompting F-16s to track it closely but not engage due to collateral risk concerns, amid rising regional security tensions.
- Romania's defence ministry reported a breach of airspace by a Russian drone during Russian attacks on Ukraine.
- The drone was detected 20km south-west of Chilia Veche but did not pose an imminent danger to populated areas.
- Two F-16 jets were monitoring Romania's border with Ukraine when the drone was detected, according to Romania's defence ministry.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the drone incursions indicate an 'obvious expansion of the war by Russia.
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Russian Drone Breached Romanian Airspace During Attack on Ukraine, Defense Ministry Says
The Romanian Air Force detected and tracked an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on Sept. 13 that had strayed into the country’s airspace following Russian airstrikes on infrastructure in Ukraine, the Romanian Ministry of National Defence (MoND) said in a statement. The ministry said that the UAV was spotted by the pilots of two F-16s after they had been scrambled from the 86th Air Base in Borcea commune, on an air patrol mission. The F-16s monitore…
The events with drones that have violated Romanian and Polish airspace could have been organized by the British Information Service MI6, writes Lenta, one of Russia's most popular news sites,...
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Russian ambassador summoned to urgent dressing down after Vladimir Putin's 'unprecedented violation' of Nato airspace
The Russian ambassador to the UK Andrey Kelin has been summoned after Moscow's violation of Nato airspace in Poland last week.Poland shot down drones in its airspace last week with the backing of aircraft from its Nato allies.It is the first time a member of the Western military alliance is known to have fired shots during Russia's war in Ukraine.The incursions into Nato airspace were "utterly unacceptable", a spokesman for Britain's foreign off…
Europe Moves to Build Drone Wall After Airspace Breaches
European leaders face a new security challenge after Poland reported that nineteen Russian drones crossed its airspace on 10 September 2025. Poland’s Ministry of Defence called the incident unprecedented and activated emergency procedures. Days later, Romania confirmed that its F-16s tracked a drone that entered its territory. Both events highlighted how cheap drones can test […]
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