Ursula von der Leyen condemns the incursion of the Russian drone in Romania: “A flagrant violation of EU sovereignty and a serious threat”
Ursula von der Leyen. Photo credit: Gints Ivuskans / AFP / Profimedia
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, also condemns, on Sunday, the incursion of a Russian drone into the airspace of Romania. The head of the EU considers the incident a new flagrant violation of EU sovereignty by Russia and a serious threat to regional security.
Previously, a message of conviction of the Russian intrusion also came from the head of the diplomacy of the European Union, Kaja Kallas.
“Unacceptable”. The head of the EU diplomacy condemns the violation of Romania's airspace by Russia's drones
“The incursion of Russia into the airspace of Romania is once again a flagrant violation of EU sovereignty and a serious threat to regional security, says Ursula von der Leyen in a message posted on his X account.
“We work closely with Romania and all Member States to protect the EU territory,” says the President of the European Commission.
“We are in solidarity with Romania,” said Ursula von der Leyen in Romanian.
Russia's Inusion into Romanian Airspace is Once Ace Again a Blant Violation of Eu Sovereignty and a Serious to Regional Security.
We have working closely with Romania and all member states to protect the EU Territory.
We are solidarity with Romania.
– Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) September 14, 2025
Incident with Russian drone in the airspace of Romania
On Saturday, a Russian drone entered the airspace of Romania, during a Russian attack on the Ukrainian infrastructure of the Danube. The Romanian authorities have issued an alert for the northern area of Tulcea county, the local population being informed that there is the possibility of falling objects from the airspace and urged. Two F-16 fighter aircraft were mobilized to monitor the air situation on the border with Ukraine. At no two hours, a new alert was issued in the area. This time, two Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft at the Kogălniceanu base were raised in the air to monitor the situation.
Poland also lifted aircraft on Saturday and temporarily closed Lublin airport due to Russian drones, three days after breaking Russian drones in its airspace, with the support of NATO allies aircraft.
What we know about the incident in the airspace of Romania: “The Russian drone flew very low” / reaction from Ukraine: “their routes are always calculated”
Why did the pilots on the F-16s not break down the drone
According to the Romanian Ministry of Defense, the drone that entered the airspace of Romania on Saturday, during a Russian attack on the Ukrainian infrastructure from the Danube, was of Geran type.
“A Geran drone used by the Russian Federation in Ukraine attacks entered the air space of Romania on Saturday, September 13, at 6:05 pm and was intercepted by two F-16 fighter aircraft, which performed an air patrol mission in the north of Dobrogea,” MAPN said.
According to the MApN, “the drone orbit for about 50 minutes, from the northeast of Chilia Veche, Romania, to the southwest of Izmail (in the Odessa, Ukraine) and left the national air space near Pardina, heading to Ukraine.”
In this context, F-16 aircraft and Eurofighter Typhoon, piloted by Romanian and German military, monitored the area, until 9:30 pm, and received the authorization to bring down the target, says MAPN.
“The F-16 aircraft had intermittent contact with the target, visually and radar, following it throughout the evolution. The pilots received the authorization to bring down the target, but when they had direct contact, evaluated the collateral risks and decided not to open the fire,” explained the Romanian Ministry of Defense.
The MApN statement also condemns the irresponsible actions of the Russian Federation and stresses that they represent a new challenge to regional security and stability in the Black Sea area.
