An air alert was raised in the NATO country overnight.

09:41, Fri, Apr 17, 2026 Updated: 09:49, Fri, Apr 17, 2026

A firefighters quashing a blaze in Ukraine

Firefighters tried to quash blaze in Ukraine after an attack on April 16 (Image: Getty)

A Russian drone has reportedly breached the airspace of a NATO country during an overnight bombardment targeting Ukraine. Romania's Defence Ministry said its air defences identified two targets in the border area of Tulcea county during attacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure, one of which entered its airspace.

The ministry said it lost contact with the target over an uninhabited area in what it called "a serious violation of the norms of international law. It said in a statement: "One of the targets entered the airspace of our country, the radar contact with it being lost 16 km southeast of Chilia Veche over an uninhabited area.

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A Russian drone reportedly entered Romanian airspace. (Image: Getty)

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"We strongly condemn the actions of the Russian Federation that endanger regional security, constituting a serious violation of the norms of international law"

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