罗马尼亚周日上午10:13在黑海Sulina–Chilia地区的领海上空，用两架从Fetești空军基地起飞的F-16战斗机击落了第三架入侵领空的疑似俄罗斯无人机。[1]罗马尼亚总统Nicusor Dan确认其中一架被拦截的无人机为俄罗斯使用的Shahed型无人机，并表示"俄罗斯联邦继续违反罗马尼亚领空是不可接受和令人无法容忍的"。[1]
北约发言人Col. Martin O'Donnell指出，这是罗马尼亚近期第四次击落违反北约领空的无人机，强调该联盟持续警戒并准备防御任何威胁。[1]自2022年2月俄罗斯全面入侵乌克兰以来，类似无人机入侵事件频繁发生。[1]2024年5月，罗马尼亚曾在爱沙尼亚上空击落过一架无人机；同月一架俄罗斯无人机在袭击乌克兰时偏离航向，击中罗马尼亚东部公寓楼，造成两人受伤。[1]罗马尼亚已配备MEROPS反无人机系统用于防御。[1]
Romania's air force scrambled two F-16 fighter jets and shot down a suspected Russian drone over the Black Sea on Sunday morning at 10:13 local time, marking the third such intrusion into the country's airspace within three days [1]. The aircraft were dispatched from Fetești air base to intercept the unmanned vehicle in the Sulina-Chilia region over Romanian territorial waters [1].
Romanian President Nicusor Dan confirmed that one of the intercepted drones was identified as a Shahed-type unmanned aircraft, a model used by Russia in its ongoing war against Ukraine [1]. "The continued violation of Romanian airspace by the Russian Federation is unacceptable and intolerable," the president stated [1]. NATO confirmed this represents the fourth recent instance of Romania successfully downing an aircraft violating alliance airspace, with Col. Martin O'Donnell emphasizing that the alliance remains vigilant and prepared to defend against any threat [1].
The incidents reflect an escalating pattern of violations since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 [1]. Romania is equipped with MEROPS counter-drone systems to defend against such incursions [1]. In May 2024, Romania had previously downed a drone near Estonian airspace, and a Russian unmanned aircraft that deviated course while attacking Ukrainian targets struck an apartment building in eastern Romania, injuring two people [1].