“Russia's invasion of the Romanian airspace is once again A glaring violation of the sovereignty of the EU and a serious threat to regional security, “wrote the chairwoman of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on the X. platform.
The head of EU diplomacy Kaja Kallas called the Saturday flight of the drone over Romania “another unacceptable violation of the sovereignty of the EU Member State” in the entry on X. “This continuous reckless escalation threatens regional security” – she added.
The eastern borders of Europe were already in a state of high readiness after 19 Russian drones violated Poland's airspace on Wednesday, September 10.
On Saturday, two Romanian f-16 fighters noticed a Russian drone over the territory of Romania during reconnaissance exercises aimed at monitoring Russian raids over Ukraine. Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs condemned the attack as “unacceptable and reckless”. No damage or injuries were recorded, said the Romanian Ministry of Defense in a statement.
As part of the incident over Poland, five drones flew directly towards the NATO base before they were intercepted by the Lockheed Martin F-35 Dutch fighters.
Drones in Poland did not cause any major damage. However, this incident revealed Poor planning of the transatlantic alliance in dealing with droneswhich became a central element of contemporary warfare during the conflict in Ukraine. NATO forces used equipment worth billions of dollars to combat Russian drones made of wood and foam.
