The Romanian Air Force deployed an F-16 fighter jet to shoot down a drone that violated national airspace, marking the third such foreign unmanned aerial vehicle incident in three days. <\/p>\n
The Romanian Ministry of Defense in Bucharest reported that the air force sprang into action on Sunday, with an F-16 fighter jet shooting down a drone that violated the country’s airspace. This marks the third incident involving foreign unmanned aerial vehicles in Romanian skies within three days.<\/p>\n
The ministry’s statement indicated that the drone was safely shot down 12 km northeast of Sulina within national airspace over territorial waters. The city is situated on the Black Sea near the border with Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Romanian President Nicusor Dan announced that the unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down at 10:13 AM. Dan wrote on Facebook congratulating Romanian pilots and ground teams for their professionalism, courage, and effectiveness in carrying out their duties to defend national territory and the security of Romanian citizens.<\/p>\n
The Romanian president reported that according to prosecutor findings, the drone shot down on Friday was a Shahed-type machine used by Russia in the war against Ukraine. Dan noted that investigative proceedings are underway regarding the drones shot down yesterday and today, and these findings will form the basis of Romania’s diplomatic protest to the Russian Federation.<\/p>\n
The head of state emphasized that further violations by the Russian Federation of Romanian airspace\u2014which is simultaneously the airspace of NATO and the European Union\u2014are inadmissible and unacceptable. Such actions are treated with full seriousness in cooperation with allies.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, a drone that entered Romanian airspace was shot down 9.6 km west of the city of Sfantu Gheorghe in central Romania, while on Friday, an unmanned aerial vehicle was neutralized near the town of Padina in Buzau County in the east of the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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