Romania shoots down third Russian drone, as president calls breaches 'intolerable'
Officials said the latest shootdown brings the total to three drones in three days as Romania investigates repeated airspace violations.
- On Sunday, President Nicușor Dan announced Romanian F-16 jets destroyed three unmanned aerial vehicles near the border over three days, marking a significant escalation in response to repeated airspace incursions.
- Situated on NATO's eastern flank, Romania remains vulnerable to security challenges from Russia's war against Ukraine. The defence ministry reported Russian drones entered national airspace without permission 33 times since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022.
- The Sunday drone was destroyed 12 km northeast of Sulina, while Saturday's target was intercepted 10 km west of Sfântu Gheorghe. Friday's drone, identified as a Shahed-type vehicle, was downed in an unpopulated area, the Romanian Defence Ministry stated.
- Romania's foreign ministry summoned the Russian ambassador following the breaches, which President Dan called "inadmissible and intolerable." Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan labeled the violations "unacceptable," signaling the government's firm diplomatic response.
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen linked these incidents to Russia's broader war, while NATO officials noted allied nations are actively acquiring ground-based interceptors to enhance air defence capabilities against persistent threats.
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Romania scrambles F-16 jets and downs a suspected Russian drone, the third in 3 days
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania shot down a suspected Russian drone after it crossed into its airspace on Sunday — the third such incursion in three days in the Eastern European nation that's both a European Union and a NATO…
Romania shot down a drone that had penetrated its airspace for the third time within three days.
The Romanian Air Force has shot down a drone with a fighter jet for the third day in a row. The F-16 shot the unmanned aircraft out of the sky over Romanian waters this morning, President Nicusor Dan reports. The incident occurred near the mouth of the Danube River, which forms the border between Ukraine and Romania. The origin of the drone is still under investigation. "I thank the Romanian pilots and ground teams for their professionalism and…
Authorities point out that the “unacceptable and intolerable” incursions by unmanned aircraft are occurring in NATO and EU territory.
Romania, which shares a 650-kilometer land border with Ukraine, has shot down another foreign drone. This is the third foreign drone the country has shot down in the past three days.
Romania decided to convene the Ambassador of Russia after the interception of three drones entering its airspace within three days Romania announced on Sunday that it would
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