Romania / 2026-08-13-ro-1
airspace incident: Romanian airspace near the Ukrainian border (2026-08-13)
/ date of the event
What happened
Three Russian drones violated Romanian airspace within twelve hours, with no collisions recorded: the first was reported at 01:27 (10 minutes of flight over Romania), the second at 09:02 (2 minutes) and the third at 15:17 (12 minutes). Romanian F-16s were scrambled for the first two incidents and Spanish F/A-18s for the third.
The word "Russian" in this description comes from the source's account of where the object was made or what type it is. It is not a finding about who sent it or on whose orders. This record carries no assessment of responsibility: see the attribution band below.
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