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civilian-incident2026-08-02 20:59 UTC🇷🇺 Romanian airspace; Borcea air base mentioned
Romania says a Ukrainian drone entered its airspace for about 20 minutes before returning toward Ukraine
Romania's Defense Ministry reportedly said a Ukrainian drone was in Romanian airspace for around 20 minutes, then turned back toward Ukraine and was shot down by Ukraine's armed forces. Two F-16 fighters were scrambled from the Borcea air base to monitor the situation.
DETAILS
Type
civilian-incident
Occurred
2026-08-02 20:59
Reported
2026-08-02
Location
Romanian airspace; Borcea air base mentioned
Coordinates
45.9852, 24.6859
Confidence
58 / 100
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
No damage reported; incident described as an airspace intrusion and monitoring response.
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