On Thursday, February 26, 2026, Romanian and allied fighter jets were scrambled twice within a few hours after Russian drones operating against Ukrainian Danube ports approached and briefly violated Romanian airspace, the Romanian Ministry of National Defence (MApN) said, as reported AGERPRES. The incident unfolded over the northern part of Tulcea County and the area north of Sulina, at a time when Russia has intensified its long-range drone campaign against Ukrainian infrastructure along the Danube. By forcing Romanian F-16s and NATO Eurofighter Typhoons into real interception missions, the episode turned the Black Sea frontier into a concrete test of the Alliance’s air policing posture. For Bucharest and its allies, it underlined how attacks directed at Ukraine are increasingly brushing against NATO territory and probing the eastern flank’s ability to react. Read Full Defense News At This Link.
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| Romanian F-16s and NATO Eurofighters were scrambled twice after Russian drones targeting Ukrainian Danube ports briefly violated Romanian airspace along the Black Sea border, testing the Alliance’s eastern flank air policing posture (Picture Source: Spanish Air Force / Romanian Air Force / Britannica) |