A Romanian F-16 Shot Down A Drone That Had Entered The Country's Airspace For The First Time

• 24.07.2026, 13:01

The area was deserted, so the pilot was able to open fire without any risk.

On Friday, July 24, a Romanian F-16 fighter jet shot down a drone that had violated the country’s airspace for the first time.

This was reported by the country’s president, Nicușor Dan, on social media X.

According to Dan, the incident occurred on the morning of July 24 at around 11:00 a.m.

The Romanian president noted that the area was uninhabited, so the pilot was able to open fire without any risk.

“Currently, teams of experts from the relevant agencies are surveying the area to determine all the circumstances of the incident,” Dan added.

On the night of May 29, during a Russian attack on Ukraine, a drone crashed into a 10-story building in the Romanian city of Galați, two people were hospitalized, and 70 were evacuated.

It was a Russian “Geran-2” drone.