Russia again violates the skies over a NATO country

A few days after the President of the United States downplayed the violation of Polish airspace on September 10 as a “mistake”, a new episode has occurred.

This time, a Russian drone flew over Romanian airspace for almost an hour.

Romania reported that a Russian drone had flown through its airspace on Saturday. The incident came days after Russian drones entered Poland’s airspace.

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The second incident took place in Romanian airspace on September 14. Two F-16s followed the aircraft closely for a total of 50 minutes, according to the authorities.

Russian attack in Ukraine

According to the Ministry of Defense, these fighters were monitoring a Russian attack in Ukraine and were able to track the drone as it crossed the southern border into Romania.

On the night of September 10, a fleet of 19 to 23 Russian drones penetrated Polish airspace, some as far as 300 km inside the country. An interception was launched, several drones were shot down, and Prime Minister Donald Tusk claimed they posed a direct threat.

Questioned by journalists, Donald Trump reacted by saying that the incursion could be “a mistake”, while adding that he was not satisfied with the situation.

This prompted a reaction from Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk:

“We also wish the drone attack against Poland was a mistake. But it isn’t. And we know that.”

NATO’s reaction

Following this deliberate violation of NATO airspace, the alliance reacted swiftly. It announced the launch of Operation Eastern Sentry, designed to reinforce air defense on its eastern flank.