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Second drone shot down by a Romanian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon.

On Saturday, July 25th, at 08:22, the radar surveillance systems of the Romanian Ministry of National Defence detected another unauthorized penetration of the national airspace by a drone operating in the vicinity of the Ukrainian border.

Occurrence
2026-07-25
Publication
2026-07-25T19:30:21Z
First observed
2026-09-24T06:09:10.079Z
Review status
Not assessed
Countries
RO
Updated
2026-09-27T23:56:59.668Z

E/M/R/S scores

  • EExistence0/4 · Not assessed
  • MIntent0/4 · Not assessed
  • RRussian actor link0/4 · Not assessed
  • SRussian state responsibility0/4 · Not assessed

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  1. Role
    discovery_lead
    Date
    2026-07-25T19:30:21Z

    On Saturday, July 25th, at 08:22, the radar surveillance systems of the Romanian Ministry of National Defence detected another unauthorized penetration of the national airspace by a drone operating in the vicinity of the Ukrainian border.