Romanian air defenses let Russian Shahed pass through amid massive strike on Ukraine

Ukraine’s Air Force reported that one Russian UAV likely crossed into Romania’s airspace at 7:50 a.m.

The military noted that several Russian drones were operating in Odesa Oblast near the Moldovan border, raising the possibility that they may have crossed Ukraine’s state border as well.

During the night, Russian forces attacked the Orlivka international border crossing on the Ukrainian-Romanian border with Shahed drones, temporarily halting operations there, Ukraine’s State Customs Service reported.

On the night of Nov. 19, Romania scrambled fighter jets after a UAV violated its airspace amid another large-scale Russian strike on Ukraine.

Mass strike on Ukraine on Nov. 25

In the early hours of Nov. 25, Russia carried out a massive combined attack on Kyiv.

A 22-story residential building in the city’s Pecherskyi district and a nine-story building in the Dniprovskyi district were hit, causing fires and the destruction of several floors. Another strike was recorded in the Sviatoshynskyi district. Six people were killed in total.

In the Darnytskyi district, drone debris fell on a private neighborhood, leaving a crater and damaging surrounding areas.