UAV event in Tulcea, Parcheș area, Romania on Thu 26th March 2026

The Romanian Ministry of Defense reported that on the night of Thursday, March 26, a Russian drone crashed in the country's territory, which had previously been shot down by a Ukrainian air defense system.

Source : "European Truth" with reference to a statement from the Defense Ministry

Details : According to the Romanian Defense Ministry, Russian troops used drones to attack civilian objects and infrastructure in Ukraine, near the river border with Romania.

Two F-16 aircraft took off to monitor the air situation.

"At 00:44, the drone, shot down by Ukrainian air defense, entered national airspace at a distance of approximately 4 kilometers. The drone crashed 2 km from the city of Parchesi, outside the settlement," the Romanian Ministry of Defense noted.

An IGSU fire truck and Ministry of National Defense crews were dispatched to the scene, where they discovered an area of ​​scorched vegetation and the remains of a drone.

No material damage or casualties were reported.

Let us remind you:

- On March 25, an unidentified drone flew into the territory of Latvia and crashed there . It was reported that the drone had flown in from Russia.

- Latvian President Edgars Rinkėvičs later confirmed that the drone had been identified as Ukrainian.

- It was also reported that night that Ukrainian drones had flown into Estonian territory .

- According to the Estonian side, this group of UAVs was heading to attack the Russian port of Ust-Luga, which is less than 30 km from the territory of Estonia, and the shortest route from the territory of Ukraine runs along the eastern borders of Latvia and Estonia.