Overview

• Romania says a Russian drone penetrated roughly 10 kilometers into its airspace near the Danube and was tracked for about 50 minutes by two F‑16s, with German Eurofighters monitoring; no damage or injuries were reported.
• Poland earlier reported 19 airspace violations on the night of September 9–10 and destroyed several drones, triggering NATO Article 4 consultations and a heightened state of air‑defence readiness, with precautionary air operations and a brief airport closure in Lublin on September 13.
• NATO has launched Operation Eastern Sentinel to bolster the eastern flank, and Spain has pledged air assets alongside contributions cited by the alliance from Denmark, France, the United Kingdom and Germany.
• U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the drone incidents dangerous and unacceptable but said Washington wants more facts and allied consultation before judging whether drones were intentionally sent into Poland.
• Russia’s Defense Ministry denies targeting NATO territory and offered consultations; a senior Russian diplomat said Poland is not ready to meet, and some European politicians have publicly questioned claims of deliberate Russian intent.