Romania slams Russia as third drone shot down

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, Report informs referring to Euractiv.

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."

Investigations into drones shot down on Saturday and Sunday were ongoing, he added.

"It is unacceptable and intolerable for the Russian Federation to continue violating Romania's airspace, which is also the airspace of NATO and the European Union," he said on X.