Romania / 2026-07-25-ro-1
airspace incident: Sfântu Gheorghe, Tulcea County (2026-07-25)
/ date of the event
What happened
At 06:21 radar northwest of Snake Island identified a group of drones during an attack on Ukrainian infrastructure, and two Romanian F-16s were scrambled in response. At 08:22 one of the drones entered Romanian airspace, and 11 minutes later the same pilot who had shot down a drone the day before neutralised another over an uninhabited area of Sfântu Gheorghe commune close to the Ukrainian border.
Responsibility and limits of the evidence
not assessed
Nobody has yet assessed responsibility for this record. Not assessed is not the same as not established.
Impact
- killed
- not established
- injured
- not established
- damage
- not established
Sources
- Naruszenia przestrzeni powietrznej nieobjętej działaniami wojennymi podczas wojny rosyjsko-ukraińskiej
pl.wikipedia.org / secondary source
supports: the record
- Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022-present)
en.wikipedia.org / secondary source
supports: the record