A drone that entered Romanian airspace from the Republic of Moldova was shot down by a Spanish Air and Space Force F-18 aircraft. The incident was detected at 04:44 UTC approximately 24 kilometers north of Galați. The F-18, on an Air Policing mission at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, intercepted and engaged the target with authorization. The drone was downed at 05:01 UTC, with debris falling in an unpopulated area between the localities of Băleni and Cudalbi in Galați County. The air alert was lifted at 05:20 UTC, according to the Romanian Ministry of National Defence.

A drone that entered Romanian airspace from the Republic of Moldova was shot down by a Spanish Air and Space Force F-18 aircraft. The incident was detected at 04:44 UTC approximately 24 kilometers north of Galați. The F-18, on an Air Policing mission at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, intercepted and engaged the target with authorization. The drone was downed at 05:01 UTC, with debris falling in an unpopulated area between the localities of Băleni and Cudalbi in Galați County. The air alert was lifted at 05:20 UTC, according to the Romanian Ministry of National Defence.