German and Romanian fighter jets pursued Russian drones for hours as they flew within Romanian airspace

Tuesday, Nov 25, 2025

HVG

Romanian and Moldovan airspace experienced drone incursions, prompting increased air defense activity and international cooperation plans.

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Seven unauthorized drones were detected over four Romanian counties—Galati, Tulcea, Vaslui, and Vrancea—early Monday morning, with air defense tracking them for three and a half hours. One drone crashed near Puiesti in Vaslui county without causing injury or property damage, and the Ministry of Defense stated it carried no explosives. Following the detection, Eurofighter Typhoon and two F-16 fighter jets took off from Mihail Kogălniceanu military base near ConstanÈ›a. A German pilot was authorized to shoot down a drone but did not act as the target suddenly left Romanian airspace toward Ukrainian territory. This marks the 13th instance since the start of the war in Ukraine that Russian drones have violated Romanian airspace, with 40 recorded instances where drone debris landed in Romania from strikes in Ukraine or Moldova. In parallel, drones were also detected in Moldovan airspace; one crashed onto a residential building near CuhureÈ™ti de Jos, prompting evacuations by authorities. Due to increasing incidents along the EU’s eastern and southern borders, Ukraine and Greece agreed on joint air defense measures, including a drone manufacturing program and joint exercises, while Romania and Poland plan to deploy mobile NATO air defense systems like MEROPS.

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