Russia, NATO, and EU officials reacted after Romania shot down three drones in three consecutive days between July 24 and 26, one of which was confirmed to be a Russian-made Shahed / Geran 2 model. Russia’s responseRussia responded through an official position regarding the “alleged violations of Romania’s airspace by Russian drones” on Tuesday, July 28, during a press briefing. In a statement given by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, Russia claimed that the shooting down of drones on Romanian territory was “staged.” “Europe stands fully united with the Romanian people following the recent incursions of Russian drones and the violations of Romania’s airspace. During the same period, 33 incursions of Russian drones into Romania’s airspace were recorded.