Romania shoots down fourth Russian drone on national territory

17 August 2026 A drone entered the national airspace on the morning of August 16 from the Republic of Moldova, approximately 24 km north of Galati, the Ministry of Defence (MApN) announced, adding that the drone was shot down. Republic of Moldova confirmed that the drone was of type Shahed 138 (Geran 2) and it crossed

The incursion and a rare attribution to Moscow add to fears that the war in Ukraine will spill into Europe.

"Additional details regarding Sunday’s incident remain under investigation, but the drone appears to be Russian," said NATO spokesperson US Army Colonel Martin O'Donnell.

"The Ministry of National Defence is constantly monitoring the situation and informs in real time the allied structures about such events," the ministry added in a statement. It is the fourth drone shot down by NATO over Romania since the beginning of 2026. In July, Romanian F-16s downed three Russian drones that breac

NATO Jets Down Suspected Russian Drone Over Romania  WSJ

A Russian drone struck a civilian car in the northeastern city of Sumy late Saturday, Aug. 15, killing a 59-year-old man and injuring his wife. Sumy Regional Military Administration Head Oleh Hryhorov reported the vehicle caught fire following the strike.

Romania says Spanish fighter jet downs drone after airspace breach  euractiv.com

Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 7, injure 51 as Kyiv hit in overnight barrage; NATO downs drone over Romania  The Kyiv Independent

Two Spanish F-18s deployed in Romania for a NATO mission on Sunday intercepted and destroyed an unidentified drone near the Moldovan border, Romania’s defence minister Radu Miruta confirmed.

It is the latest in a series of similar incidents involving drone incursions into NATO airspace from Ukraine

A Spanish F-18 fighter jet shot down an unauthorized drone in Romanian airspace on Sunday. This incident marks Romania's fourth drone downing this year, highlighting security concerns. Romanian F-16 jets previously downed Russian drones entering the country's airspace. These incursions are linked to the ongoing war i

Romania's Defence Ministry didn't specify origin of the drone but has previously blamed Russia for similar incidents.

Romania shoots down drone breaching its airspace - defence ministry  Reuters

NATO fighter jet shoots down drone breaching Romania’s airspace  CNN

BUCHAREST, Aug 16 - A Spanish F-18 fighter jet pilot on a NATO air policing mission shot down a drone illegally breaching Romanian national airspace, the fourth unmanned aircraft the country has shot down this year, Romania's defence ministry said on Sunday.

NATO fighters shot down a foreign drone over Latvia as Finland briefly restricted airspace and sea areas amid heightened Baltic security concerns.

Nato jets scrambled as alliance forced to shoot down 'Russian suicide drone' in Latvian airspace  lbc.co.uk

Regional authorities said firefighters later managed to put out the blaze at the major oil export terminal.

A Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire at the Ust-Luga port in Russia’s Leningrad region, the region’s governor, Alexander Drozdenko, said.