There have been 46 unauthorised incursions into Romanian airspace since the start of the war in Ukraine until today.

Omissions

• The exact figure of 46 incursions does not appear in any source consulted; the available data points to a much higher cumulative total.
• The Romanian Ministry of National Defence publishes a cumulative 'detailed situation of drone incidents' (roughly 144 total events and 95 in the second column since the beginning of the war), which is well above the claimed 46.
• The counting definitions matter: official Romanian data distinguishes between 'drone incidents' (which can include fragments recovered on national territory) and confirmed airspace intrusions; the claim does not specify which category it uses.
• The sources found were published in 2026 and describe the situation up to around August-September 2026; the MEP's claim as of 16 September 2026 is directly comparable to these figures.
• 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

• SecondaryABC News — Russia's escalating strikes in Ukraine increasingly spilling into NATO airspace"Drones have violated Romanian airspace 23 times so far this year." Also: "As of Aug. 17, four Russian drones had been shot down in Romanian airspace, the ministry said."
• SecondaryABC News — NATO ally Romania reports increased rate of Russian drone incursions"Thus far, then, the first third of 2026 alone accounts for around 28% of all airspace violations since 2022, 23% of incidents of fragment..."
• Secondarymreast.eu — By the Numbers: The Drone Incursion Count"Romania has logged 27 airspace incursions this year, Moldova nearly 60 since 2022, and a NATO jet shot down a drone over Lithuania for the ..."
• SecondaryEuronews — NATO stands with Poland and Romania amid Russian airspace violations"Several drones have breached Romanian airspace in recent weeks, with the country's president Nicușor Dan stating it is 'inadmissible and ...'"