Romania shoots down second drone
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Romania shoots down second drone in two days, defence minister says

Romania shot down another drone in its airspace on Saturday, the country's defence minister said on Facebook. A drone was also shot down on Friday, the first time since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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Drone incursions have been detected in Romania on several occasions since the war began, but Romanian forces had not shot down any drones until yesterday. However, in 2025, the Romanian parliament passed a law allowing the country to shoot down drones that violate its airspace.

The drone was detected by the defence radar system and shot down five minutes later by a Romanian F-16 aircraft, Romania's Defence Minister Radu Miruta writes on Facebook.

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