Romania reports that an F-16 fighter jet shot down a drone after it breached Romanian airspace. Romania’s Ministry of Defence says the aircraft, operating on an air-policing mission, engaged the drone using an air-to-air missile. Romanian President Nicusor Dan describes the repeated airspace violations as “inadmissible and intolerable” and says the latest incident follows multiple incursions affecting NATO member airspace along the eastern flank. Other reports frame the event as part of a broader pattern of drone activity linked to Russia, with some outlets noting that recent interceptions occurred in or near Romanian territorial waters and waters over the Black Sea. One report states that investigations identified an earlier downed drone, from July 24, as a Russian Shahed-type munition, while probes into more recent drones are ongoing. Romania says it plans diplomatic action connected to the findings. The reports characterize the action as the first reported interception of an unauthorized drone in Romania’s national airspace of this kind, while NATO countries in the region have previously reported similar drone incursions.