Romania’s Defense Ministry did not specify the origin of the drone, but has previously blamed Russia for similar incidents. Published August 16, 2026 August 16, 2026 Russian strikes in Ukraine killed at least one person and injured seven more, while a Spanish plane shot down a drone that entered Romanian airspace. One woman was killed and six others injured in a missile and drone attack on Kryvyi Rig, the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr. Zelenskyy, the region’s governor said on Sunday morning. shoot down a drone that illegally violates its national airspace. It is the fourth drone shot down in Romania this year. Romania’s Defense Ministry did not specify the origin of the drone. In July, a Romanian plane shot down a suspected Russian drone, and in May a stray drone injured two people in the Romanian city of Galati when it collided with a building. Romania shares a 634-kilometer (394-mile) border with Ukraine and has repeatedly seen Russian drones breaching Russia has maintained almost daily missile and drone attacks across Ukraine since it launched its full-scale invasion in early 2022, and areas far from the front lines frequently come under attack. The impact of the war has also spread to key regional shipping routes, with reports of mines and unmanned marine drones found floating in the Black Sea. Civilian casualties in Ukraine reached their highest level since 2022 this July, with at least 437 dead and 2,610 injured, according to the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission. Meanwhile, in Russia on Sunday, authorities reported a large-scale drone raid by the Ukrainians. Moscow officials said they had shot down more than 100 drones heading toward the capital overnight. targeted military, industrial and logistics facilities deep inside Russia, arguing that its attacks are a response to Moscow’s continued bombing of Ukrainian cities and infrastructure.
