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Romania Summons Russian Envoy After ‘Geran’ Drone Violates Its Airspace

Bucharest’s move highlights a demand for evidence-based judgments on intent.

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General Wieslaw Kukula, center, chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces during at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister for an extraordinary government meeting, following violations of Polish airspace during a Russian attack. in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland via AP)
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk holds an extraordinary government meeting at the chancellery, with military and emergency services officials, following violations of Polish airspace during a Russian attack in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland via AP)
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Overview

  • Romania’s defense ministry said a Russian Geran drone entered its airspace near Chilia Veche, loitered for about 50 minutes toward Izmail, then exited near Pardina without causing damage or casualties.
  • Two Romanian F-16s tracked the UAV with support from two German Eurofighter Typhoons, and officials said the flight path did not cross populated areas.
  • The foreign ministry lodged a formal protest and summoned Ambassador Vladimir Lipayev, as EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas condemned the breach and Romania’s Oana Toiu vowed to raise the issue at the UN General Assembly.
  • Russia’s ambassador rejected the protest as unfounded, claimed no objective proof identified the drone as Russian, and called the incident a Kyiv-orchestrated provocation.
  • The incursion follows Poland’s report of multiple Russian drones violating its airspace and NATO’s Eastern Sentry reinforcement, while U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the drones were intentionally launched but targeting of Poland remains unproven.