Overview
- Romania’s defence ministry said an attack drone entered its territory near Periprava and Chilia Veche, flying about eight kilometres before exiting and later reentering toward Foltești.
- The drone’s track flickered on radar for roughly 12 minutes across Romania, Ukraine and Moldova, and authorities reported no impact on Romanian soil.
- Two German Eurofighter Typhoons from Mihail Kogălniceanu and two Romanian F-16s from Câmpia Turzii were launched in response.
- Poland reported duty fighter pairs and an early warning aircraft on patrol, with a NATO E-3A AWACS operating over Poland during the Russian aerial barrage.
- Officials noted growing spillover risks as incidents of drone incursions and debris near NATO borders have risen since September, including prior cases on Romanian territory.