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Crash · Romania

Drone reported as Russian falls into tree near house in Ciușlea, Romania

· Ciușlea

Reported foreign

On 24 August 2026 a drone came down in a tree about 5 metres from a house in Ciușlea, Vrancea County, Romania. It had reportedly entered Romanian airspace via Moldova.

The drone was reported as Russian; its precise model has not been established. The Romanian Ministry of National Defence (MApN) reported that it carried no explosive payload.

No injuries were reported despite how close the drone fell to the house. Fighter aircraft and a helicopter responded, the area was secured, and the drone was recovered for investigation. Earlier reporting also described a protective evacuation.

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Image from the Forbes România / MApN report: Ciușlea drone had no explosives, 24 August 2026
Image · Forbes România / MApN · Open report ↗
Drone wreckage lodged against a walnut tree beside a fence in a family's yard in Vrancea County.
Video · Observator (Antena 1) · Open report ↗Additional coverage, not one of the register’s sources.
An elderly resident interviewed by Prima TV about the drone that came down in a walnut tree in her Vrancea village.
Video · Prima TV · Open report ↗Additional coverage, not one of the register’s sources.

Attribution and uncertainty

Origin / operator / attribution
Reported Russian; precise model not established here
Investigation / uncertainty
Absence of explosives confirmed in rechecked MApN reporting.

Sources · 1

  1. Forbes România / MApN ↗Ciușlea drone had no explosives, 24 August 2026

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Reported date
2026-08-24
Date basis
24 August; EEST
Location / jurisdiction
Ciușlea, Vrancea County; tree about 5 m from a residence; EU land
Event categories
Incursion via Moldova; crash near home; protective measures; recovery
What was reported
Drone came down in tree close to dwelling.
Aircraft / vessel / quantity
1 UAV
Origin / operator / attribution
Reported Russian; precise model not established here
Damage / casualties / disruption
No injuries reported; close proximity to residence
Response / outcome
Fighter/helicopter response; area secured; recovery and investigation; protective evacuation reported in prior chronology.
Investigation / uncertainty
Absence of explosives confirmed in rechecked MApN reporting.
Route / entry mechanism
Reported route through Moldova
Explosive payload
MApN reported no explosive payload
Counting / links
One incident record; no duplicate stages added.
Research provenance
Prior research; relevant event source rechecked during export

Record E050. Record fields keep the register’s original wording.