Three Russian Shahed-136 drones crashed on Romanian territory near Tulcea on July 25, 2024, after attacks targeting Ukraine; Romanian authorities have remained silent on the incident.

On July 25, 2024, at least three Russian Shahed-136 drones, part of an attack targeting Izmail in Ukraine, crashed on Romanian soil near the Tulcea region. The Ukrainian press confirmed the drone crashes on Romanian territory, and Romanian journalists corroborated these reports through on-site investigation. Despite the incident involving NATO territory, the Romanian government has not issued any public statements, possibly due to election-related political sensitivities. Key Romanian political figures such as the president and NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană were notably silent. The event highlights the spillover risks from the Ukraine conflict into neighboring NATO member states and the ongoing presence of Russian high-tech military tools in regional hostilities.