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Romanian defence ministry says radars caught Russian drone breaching air space

By Thomson Reuters Apr 16, 2026 | 11:30 PM

BUCHAREST, April 17 (Reuters) – Romanian radar systems caught ​a drone ‌breaching its national airspace during a Russian overnight attack ‌on ​neighbouring Ukraine ⁠before losing ⁠contact southeast of the border village of Chilia Veche, ​the defence ministry said ⁠on Friday.

Romania, ⁠an EU ​and NATO state, ​shares a 650-km (400-mile) land ‌border with Ukraine and has had drones ⁠breach its airspace and fragments fall onto its ⁠territory ‌repeatedly since ⁠Russia began ​attacking ‌Ukrainian ports across ​the ⁠Danube river from the country.

(Reporting by Luiza Ilie; Editing by Christian ​Schmollinger)