Attacks near the border
On the night of October 1st to 2nd, the radar surveillance system of the Ministry of National Defence detected new drone attacks targeting civilian objectives and infrastructure in Ukraine, near the river border with Romania, in the northern area of Tulcea County.
The signing ceremony of the Letter of Intent on cooperation between the ministries of national defence of Romania and Poland under the "Security Action For Europe" (SAFE) Financial Instrument took place on Wednesday, September 30, at the MoND headquarters.
On Tuesday morning, September 29, the Ministry of National Defence was informed about the discovery of debris of an object, possibly a drone, that had fallen on arable land in Insula Mare a Brăilei, near the locality of Gropeni, Brăila County.
Data updated on 2 October 2026
The reported figures are grouped by year and by incident category.
| Period | Attacks near the border | Scrambled Aircraft | Unauthorized Access | Drones shot down | Drone/identified fragments | Naval mines neutralized, drifting in the EEZ or washed ashore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since the beginning of the war | 151 | 101 | 49 | 4 | 81 | 9 |
| 2026 | 84 | 66 | 30 | 4 | 44 | 2 |
| 2025 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 2024 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2023 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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