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Romanian president criticizes Russia after drone shootdowns

From DR Nyheder · () Danish

Translated from Danish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Romania's president criticized Russia after a Russian drone violated the country's airspace for the third consecutive day.
  • A Romanian F-16 fighter jet shot down the drone, which was identified as Russian by the defense ministry.
  • This marks a repeated violation of Romanian and NATO airspace, with Russia yet to comment.

Romania's President Nicuศ™or Dan has strongly condemned Russia following repeated airspace violations by Russian drones.

For the third day in a row, a Romanian F-16 fighter jet intercepted and shot down a drone that had entered the country's airspace. The Romanian Ministry of Defense confirmed that the drone was Russian, prompting a sharp rebuke from President Dan.

"It is unacceptable and intolerable that the Russian Federation continues to violate Romania's airspace, which is also the airspace of NATO and the European Union," the president stated on X. Russian drones have frequently breached Romanian airspace, a NATO member that shares a border with Ukraine, throughout the ongoing conflict. Friday marked the first instance of a drone being shot down.

Russia has not yet issued a public comment regarding these recent incidents. The repeated incursions underscore the ongoing tensions and security concerns in the region.

It is unacceptable and intolerable that the Russian Federation continues to violate Romania's airspace, which is also the airspace of NATO and the European Union.

โ€” Nicuศ™or DanPresident of Romania, condemning Russia's repeated airspace violations.
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Originally published by DR Nyheder in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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