Romanian F-16s Shoot Down Second Unauthorized Drone Near Ukraine Border
The drone was shot down safely in an uninhabited area near the border. Ministry teams will proceed to the impact area for checks.
ROMANIA — On July 25 at 08:22, the radar surveillance systems of the Romanian Ministry of Defense detected a new unauthorized incursion into national airspace by a drone operating in the border area with Ukraine.
Two F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft of the Romanian Air Force, on duty in the Air Policing combat service, intercepted the aerial target and carried out standard identification and engagement procedures, according to the ministry.
The drone was shot down safely in an uninhabited area near the border. Ministry teams will proceed to the impact area for checks.
This marked the second such engagement in consecutive days. On July 24, an F-16 from the 86th Air Base at Fetești engaged and destroyed an unmanned aerial vehicle over an unpopulated area near Padina in Buzău County after radar detected it approximately 20 kilometers east of Sulina.
No casualties or material damage have been reported from either aerial incident.
In a separate development during the night of July 23-24, the Romanian Department for Emergency Situations reported an explosion that damaged the Liberian-flagged dry cargo ship Christiana B, carrying coal from Norfolk, Virginia, to Ukraine, approximately 22 nautical miles southeast of Sfântu Gheorghe within Romania’s exclusive economic zone.
Preliminary assessment indicated possible maritime drone or naval mine involvement.
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