Another drone enters Romania, shot down by military
Photo: Romania shoots down another drone that entered its airspace (Getty Images)
Romania's Air Force shot down another drone on the morning of July 25 after it violated the country's airspace during Russia's latest attack on Ukraine, according to Romanian President Nicușor Dan.
"This morning, at 8:30 a.m., a new drone was shot down in Romanian airspace," Dan said.
He added that the drone was destroyed by a Romanian pilot flying an F-16 fighter jet, approximately 10 kilometers west of the city of Sfântu Gheorghe.
Romania begins shooting down drones
As reported earlier, at around 11:00 a.m. on July 24, a Romanian F-16 shot down a drone that had entered the country's airspace. Romanian President Nicușor Dan said the area was uninhabited, allowing the pilot to engage the target without risking civilian lives.
It later emerged that NATO scrambled four fighter jets — two Romanian F-16s and two Italian Eurofighters — after an unidentified drone entered Romanian airspace.
Yurii Ihnat, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force, said he does not rule out the possibility that Russia is deliberately directing such drones into NATO countries.
