Drone incidents violating Romania's airspace in 2026 are more than four times the number recorded in 2025.

Omissions

• The 2026 figure (30) covers only 1 January–27 September 2026, the latest official count available before the 20 October 2026 session; it is not a full-year figure.
• The 2025 baseline is 9 unauthorised incursions (Ministry of National Defence / Mezha), so the year-on-year ratio is about 3.3x, not 'more than four times'.
• The Ministry's cumulative tally for 2023–2025 is only 18 incursions (2 in 2023, 7 in 2024, 9 in 2025), which is the context for the 'more than 60% of all incidents since the start of the war' framing.
• A lower 2025 baseline would be needed (about 7) for the 'more than four times' ratio to hold; available sources put it at 9.
• Automatic source check: 1 primary source(s) with unreachable URL(s) were discarded (https://english.mapn.ro/); the verdict stands on the remaining evidence.

Sources

• SecondaryCentre for Eastern Studies (OSW) — 'More resolve than resources: Romania and the drone threat'Between 1 January and 27 September this year, Romania's Ministry of National Defence recorded 30 such incidents, accounting for more than 60% of ...
• SecondaryAeroTime — 'Romania records 25 drone incursions in 2026, nearly triple...'Romania recorded 25 unauthorized drone incursions by August 25, nearly triple its 2025 total, as air-policing launches more than doubled.
• SecondaryMezha — 'Romania Records 84 Russian Drone Attacks on Ukraine...'2025 – 28 attacks near the border and nine unauthorized incursions. 2024 – 26 attacks and seven incursions. 2023 – 12 attacks and two incursions