Overview

• Romania summoned Russia’s ambassador after a combat drone breached its airspace; two F‑16s tracked the UAV for about 50 minutes, were authorized to shoot, and held fire over collateral-risk concerns with German Eurofighters assisting.
• The Russian embassy in Bucharest denied responsibility and alleged a deliberate Ukrainian provocation, calling Romania’s protest unfounded.
• NATO broadened air-policing under Eastern Sentry, with French Rafales flying missions from Poland and allied jets on heightened alert as Russia and Belarus conduct the Zapad‑2025 exercises near Alliance borders.
• Ukraine offered to train Polish counter‑drone teams based on its combat experience, with a Polish military delegation expected in Ukraine this week before instruction on Polish soil.
• Poland’s security service neutralized a drone over government sites in Warsaw and detained two Belarusian nationals, extending a period of elevated vigilance following last week’s mass incursions.