Event 1acd7ddf-6250-4389-b587-ef148b8dadf7

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Aviation Country: Romania Country: Russia Country: Ukraine Country: Germany Attack Type: Airspace Violation

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250914-romania-summo...

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Event Time

3mo ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Romania summons Russian ambassador after drone breaches country's airspace

Short Summary: 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.

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.

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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."

Source

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250914-romania-summons-russian-ambassador-over-drone-threat