Event 954

{
  "attack_type": "Airspace Violation",
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "Russia",
    "Romania"
  ],
  "border_violation_modes": [
    "Air"
  ],
  "category": "Aviation",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Details directly quoted from primary news report and corroborated by screenshot. Includes official statements and fighter response.",
  "countries": [
    "Romania",
    "Russia",
    "Ukraine",
    "Germany"
  ],
  "country": "Romania",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "Romania summoned the Russian ambassador to Bucharest after a Russian drone was observed breaching the country's airspace on its way to strike targets in Ukraine. Romania scrambled fighter jets in response, and officials emphasized the threat to sovereignty and regional security.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-09-14T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Official Romanian defense ministry statement confirming drone airspace breach.",
    "Romania scrambled F-16s and was supported by German Eurofighter Typhoons.",
    "Public condemnation from EU and NATO officials.",
    "Timeline indicates incursion occurred 50 minutes, including locations Chilia Veche, southwest of Izmail, and Fardina."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Romania summoned the Russian ambassador to Bucharest on Sunday after a drone was observed breaching the country's airspace on its way to strike targets in Ukraine on Saturday.",
    "Romania scrambled two F-16 fighter jets, which 'detected a drone in national airspace' and tracked it until it dropped off the radar, the defence ministry said.",
    "In its statement Sunday, the ministry said that a 'Geran drone used by Russia had entered Romanian airspace.'",
    "It added that the drone 'orbited for about 50 minutes, from northeast of (the village of) Chilia Veche to southwest of Izmail, and left national airspace near the town of Fardina, heading towards Ukraine.'",
    "Romania's fighter jets were 'supported by German allies ... with two Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft', which monitored the situation.",
    "\"The violation of Romanian airspace by Russian drones is yet another unacceptable breach of an EU member state's sovereignty.\""
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Airspace Violation",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Official Romanian defense ministry statement confirming drone airspace breach.",
            "Romania scrambled F-16s and was supported by German Eurofighter Typhoons.",
            "Public condemnation from EU and NATO officials.",
            "Timeline indicates incursion occurred 50 minutes, including locations Chilia Veche, southwest of Izmail, and Fardina."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [
    {
      "country": "Romania",
      "notes": "Romania summoned Russian ambassador; tracked drone with F-16s; highlighted airspace violation.",
      "status": "Official Statement"
    },
    {
      "country": "Germany",
      "notes": "German fighter jets supported Romanian response.",
      "status": "Official Statement"
    }
  ],
  "headline": "Romania summons Russian ambassador after drone breaches country's airspace",
  "location_text": "Romanian airspace (Chilia Veche to Zmail, near border with Ukraine)",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_954_1763943890_906b3b6a.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250914-romania-summons-russian-ambassador-over-drone-threat"
  ],
  "summary_short": "A Russian drone entered Romanian airspace en route to Ukraine, prompting Romania to summon the Russian ambassador and scramble fighter jets in coordination with German and British aircraft.",
  "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250914-romania-summons-russian-ambassador-over-drone-threat"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "Airspace Violation",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "RO",
  "Date": "14-Sep-25",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "Romania summons Russian ambassador after drone breaches country's airspace",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250914-romania-summons-russian-ambassador-over-drone-threat",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "Airspace Violation",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}