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NATO member Romania shoots down stray drones from Ukraine war after years of incursions
Romania is taking a new approach to drones entering its airspace by shooting them down
BUCHAREST, Romania — Since Russia’s full invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the war has repeatedly spilled across Romania's border as drones violate the airspace of the neighboring European Union and NATO member.
Now Romania is trying something new to stop the incursions: shooting down the drones.
Romanian pilots shot down the first of three drones in as many days from F-16 fighter jets starting Friday as Russia intensified attacks against Ukraine near the border. After determining the drones were of Russian origin, Romania summoned Moscow’s ambassador in protest and expelled a Russian diplomat on Monday.
Romania scrambles F-16 jets and downs a suspected Russian drone, the third in 3 days
Romanian President Nicusor Dan, left, and Moldovan President Maia Sandu attend the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, Monday, July 2026. (Teresa Suares/Pool Photo via AP)
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 member, the country’s president said.
Two Romanian F-16 fighter jets scrambled from the Fetești airbase, under NATO’s operational command, and shot down the drone over the Black Sea, the military alliance said.
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Romanian jet shoots down drone entering country's airspace for third day in a row
A Romanian fighter jet on Sunday shot down the third drone flying into the country's airspace in as many days, the defence minister said. A government investigation reportedly identified the first of the three drones as a Shahed model used by Russia in its war with Ukraine.
Romania on Sunday said it was summoning Russia's ambassador after the NATO member's military shot down the third drone in as many days in the country bordering Ukraine.
Romania has seen frequent drone incursions since Russia launched its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, but had not shot down any until Friday.
On Sunday, a Romanian F-16 fighter jet shot down a drone over the Black Sea, five minutes after it entered the country's airspace, Defence Minister Radu Miruta said on Facebook.
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