Romanian air defenses shot down a drone that breached Romanian airspace during ongoing tensions on NATO's eastern flank. Romanian F-16s conducted the interception, with Italian Eurofighter Typhoons dispatched under NATO's air-policing mission. The downing occurred in an uninhabited area near Padina in Buzău County, with radar tracking coming from the Black Sea. Officials have not identified the drone's origin, but pilots visually assessed it as a Shahed-type UAV associated with Iranian design used by Russia. There were no casualties or injuries, and authorities say several days of similar incursions have raised security concerns and prompted calls for greater air-defense and counter-drone capabilities. The July 24–25 sequence fits a broader pattern of drone incursions in the region, adding pressure on NATO and EU partners to reinforce Eastern European airspace security.