A Romanian F-16 fighter jet shot down a drone over the Black Sea, five minutes after it entered the country's airspace
Romania’s president on Sunday accused Russia after the NATO member’s military shot down the third drone in three days in the country bordering Ukraine.
Romania has seen frequent drone incursions since Russia launched its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, but had not shot down any until Friday.
On Sunday, a Romanian F-16 fighter jet shot down a drone over the Black Sea, five minutes after it entered the country’s airspace, defence minister Radu Miruta said on Facebook.
President Nicusor Dan quoted an investigation as saying a drone shot down on Friday was a “Shahed model, used by the Russian Federation in its war of aggression against Ukraine”.
