A Romanian Air Force F-16 fighter jet has shot down a drone that entered NATO airspace near the Ukrainian border, marking the first time new interception laws have been applied. <\/p>\n
The Romanian president confirmed via a post on X that a Romanian pilot was at the controls of the fighter jet that brought down the drone. Teams from relevant institutions are currently combing the area to gather detailed information about the incident. The Romanian Ministry of Defense stated that the drone was shot down using a missile fired from an F-16 over an uninhabited area near the village of Padina in Buzau County, located in the east of the country.<\/p>\n
The presidential statement was published around the same time an air raid alert was announced in Kyiv due to a Russian attack. The Romanian defense ministry reported that radars detected an object approximately 20 kilometers east of Sulina at around 9:40 AM, which subsequently flew into Romanian airspace near the Ukrainian border. The General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations issued a warning to residents in Tulcea and Braila counties shortly afterward. Two Italian Eurofighter Typhoon jets serving in Romania under the NATO Air Policing mission and two Romanian F-16s were dispatched to track the object before one of them shot it down.<\/p>\n
Acting Defense Minister Radu-Dinel Miruta congratulated the air force on Facebook and emphasized that defense investments are yielding results. AFP noted that while drone incursions into Romanian airspace occur relatively frequently, this is the first time Romanian air forces have shot one down. Romania adopted a law in 2025 establishing a legal framework for shooting down and intercepting unmanned aerial vehicles, with these regulations applied for the first time on Friday.<\/p>\n
Romania and the European Union hold Russia responsible for the drone incursions amid its war against Ukraine. One of the most serious incidents of this type in Romania occurred during the night of May 28-29, when an explosive-laden drone crashed into an apartment building in Galati near the Ukrainian border, injuring two people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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