Shot down · Romania
Romania shoots down drone it identified as Russian off Sulina
· Northeast of Sulina
Reported foreign
On 26 July 2026 a drone (UAV) approaching from the Black Sea was shot down by a Romanian F-16 over Romanian territorial waters, about 12 km northeast of Sulina, Romania. It was the third drone Romania had destroyed on three successive days.
Romania identified it as a Russian drone. Its model was not specified, and the investigation into its model and payload had not been completed when the incident was reported.
No casualties were reported. An ambassador was summoned over the repeated violations.
Attribution and uncertainty
- Origin / operator / attribution
- Romania identified Russian drone; model unspecified
- Investigation / uncertainty
- Model/payload investigation not completed in collected account.
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- Reported date
- 2026-07-26
- Date basis
- 26 July; EEST
- Location / jurisdiction
- 12 km northeast of Sulina; Romanian territorial waters
- Event categories
- Incursion; fighter shoot-down over sea
- What was reported
- Third drone destroyed on three successive days.
- Aircraft / vessel / quantity
- 1 UAV
- Origin / operator / attribution
- Romania identified Russian drone; model unspecified
- Damage / casualties / disruption
- No casualties reported
- Response / outcome
- Romanian F-16 shot it down over sea; ambassador summoned over repeated violations.
- Investigation / uncertainty
- Model/payload investigation not completed in collected account.
- Route / entry mechanism
- Black Sea approach
- Explosive payload
- Not reported
- Counting / links
- Separate from E035–E036; the three-day total is not an additional incident.
- Research provenance
- Prior research; not independently rechecked in full for this export
Record E037. Record fields keep the register’s original wording.