Overview
- Romania reported two airspace intrusions on Tuesday morning, scrambling German Eurofighters at around 06:30 over Tulcea County and Romanian F-16s after a 07:50 radar contact over Galați that briefly moved toward Vrancea.
- Authorities later located a downed drone in Puiești, Vaslui County, roughly 70 miles from Ukraine, in what officials described as the deepest incursion so far, with no injuries or damage reported.
- Defense Minister Ionuț Moșteanu said pilots were authorized to engage but did not fire due to collateral risk, and he confirmed the wreckage examined in Romania was unarmed.
- Romania issued shelter warnings across affected counties and lifted them after the situation was assessed, while investigators continue coordinating with NATO partners on the incident.
- Moldova reported six drone incursions the same night, including one that landed on a roof and was identified by police as an unarmed Gerbera decoy, and the U.S. Army’s Europe commander announced a new counter-drone capability is set for deployment in Romania.