{"id":18417,"date":"2026-07-27T03:02:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T22:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18417"},"modified":"2026-07-27T03:02:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T22:02:38","slug":"romania-says-it-shot-down-another-russian-drone-in-its-airspace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18417","title":{"rendered":"Romania says it shot down another Russian drone in its airspace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"story_dl\">July 26 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> Romania said Sunday it shot down a Russian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/topic\/drones\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Drones\" class=\"tpstyle\">drone<\/a> over its territorial waters in the Black Sea, marking the the third such incident in a week and prompting the NATO member to summon Russia&#8217;s ambassador.<\/p>\n<p>Defense Minister Radu Miru\u021ba said a Romanian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft shot down a drone that had penetrated into Romanian airspace near the delta of the River Danube in the Black Sea.\n<\/p>\n<p>The drone was first detected by radar outside Romanian airspace before it continued without authorization into its national territory at 10:08 a.m. above Sulina, Miruta said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/miruta.ro\/posts\/pfbid0gm1rTYrVk96QX5rsQWGDNHyWLXRbaUwZvPdz6KTD1HnWe7Ex3XnSLzqAbi1sqiLSl?__cft__[0]=AZYaIQ4k_tTXbZV4ukvQV4eidaI2_78uZt0XUfOTrG8OlajbqgM7fDoGo_wyqDx2ROa2YkwfzxnqT0SEAnXSza_EZmkwpxeY__551xKETk2gZslSsy4lXu0NAq5Pjrwk3jgN_I2VL-k8LdtxR0vGNdSVFBp9FTf-IKKhmZuMjyuV89yi6q0CwKwVufyCio_bQFE&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\" target=\"_blank\">a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Five minutes later it was shot down over the Black Sea.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Romania&#8217;s safety is not defended with slogans. Congratulations to the pilots and ground support teams!&#8221; he said. &#8220;Each such incident confirms that Russia&#8217;s war of aggression against Ukraine continues to generate risks beyond Ukrainian borders.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Foreign Minister Oana Toiu added that Bucharest has summoned the Russian ambassador and will weigh whether to lodge a diplomatic protest over the trio of recent incidents.<\/p>\n<p>An initial investigation has revealed that a drone shot down on Friday &#8220;is of the Shahed type, used by the Russian Federation in the war of aggression against Ukraine,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/oana_toiu\/status\/2081296834073342310?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">Toiu said<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is inadmissible and intolerable for the Russian Federation to continue violating Romania&#8217;s airspace, which is, at the same time, NATO airspace and European Union airspace.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Such actions are unacceptable, and we treat them with the utmost seriousness, alongside our allies,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Romanian President Nicu\u0219or Dan similarly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/today-in-the-news\/july-26-2026-id1042787.html\" target=\"_blank\">congratulated<\/a> the pilots who carried out the missions and criticized Moscow for its &#8220;continued violation&#8221; of Romanian airspace.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to Sunday&#8217;s latest incident, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha urged allies to craft a &#8220;comprehensive deterrence package&#8221; against Russia over its violations of Romanian airspace, calling them &#8220;a clear demonstration of the Kremlin&#8217;s complete disregard for international law, national sovereignty, and European security.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The response must match the scale of the threat,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/andrii_sybiha\/status\/2080732379727966257\" target=\"_blank\">he said<\/a>. &#8220;We need a comprehensive deterrence package for Ukraine and Europe: stronger sanctions, maximum pressure on Russia, and a joint effort to shield Europe&#8217;s skies from Russian terror.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"slide-image-container\" onclick=\"st_ss_sh746();\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnph.upi.com\/collection\/ph\/upi\/13424\/61967518f5e2aa2273b3a4d2bcf8f9e6\/Russia-attacks-Kyiv-Ukraine-with-kamikaze-drone-strike_1_1.jpg\" style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"647\" height=\"431\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"stph_caption\">Firefighters conduct work while smoke rises from a building after it was attacked by Russian drones in Kyiv, Ukraine, on October 17, 2022. 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