#romania — Public Fediverse posts
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🌍 Danube River Monitoring | Romania
📅 26 July 2026Current water levels:
🌊 Brăila: 22 cm
🌊 Calafat: -148 cm
🌊 Călăraşi: -103 cm
🌊 Corabia: -119 cm
🌊 Drobeta Turnu Severin: 678 cm
🌊 Galaţi: 40 cm
🌊 Giurgiu: -147 cm
🌊 Orșova: 2508 cm
🌊 Tulcea: 30 cm
🌊 Turnu Măgurele: -86 cm
🌊 Zimnicea: -46 cm🔬 Full monitoring data: https://danubealert.com/en/Romania
#DanubeRiver #Romania #RiverEcology #WaterEnvironment #DanubeAlert
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📊 Raport Dunăre - Romania (26.07.2026)
Brăila: 22 cm
Calafat: -148 cm
Călăraşi: -103 cm
Corabia: -119 cm
Drobeta Turnu Severin: 678 cm
Galaţi: 40 cm
Giurgiu: -147 cm
Orșova: 2508 cm
Tulcea: 30 cm
Turnu Măgurele: -86 cm
Zimnicea: -46 cm🌐 Acces complet: https://danubealert.com/ro/Romania
#Dunărea #Romania #DateHidrologice #AnalizaApei #DanubeAlert
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💧 Monitorizare Dunăre - Romania | 26.07.2026
• Brăila: 22 cm
• Calafat: -148 cm
• Călăraşi: -103 cm
• Corabia: -119 cm
• Drobeta Turnu Severin: 678 cm
• Galaţi: 40 cm
• Giurgiu: -147 cm
• Orșova: 2508 cm
• Tulcea: 30 cm
• Turnu Măgurele: -86 cm
• Zimnicea: -46 cm🔗 Vezi toate datele: https://danubealert.com/ro/Romania
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🌊 Danube Water Levels - Romania - 26.07.2026
📍 Brăila: 23 cm
📍 Calafat: -148 cm
📍 Călăraşi: -102 cm
📍 Corabia: -119 cm
📍 Drobeta Turnu Severin: 678 cm
📍 Galaţi: 40 cm
📍 Giurgiu: -147 cm
📍 Orșova: 2503 cm
📍 Tulcea: 30 cm
📍 Turnu Măgurele: -86 cm
📍 Zimnicea: -46 cm📊 Full data: https://danubealert.com/en/Romania
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Organizațiile #AUR (#AlianțaPentruUnireaRomânilor) din județul #Giurgiu, scenetă dedicată lui Călin #Georgescu la Târgul de la Călugăreni.
Cine din #AUR (#AlianțaPentruUnireaRomânilor) face scut în jurul lui pro-rusului #Georgescu? -
Organizațiile #AUR (#AlianțaPentruUnireaRomânilor) din județul #Giurgiu, scenetă dedicată lui Călin #Georgescu la Târgul de la Călugăreni.
Cine din #AUR (#AlianțaPentruUnireaRomânilor) face scut în jurul lui pro-rusului #Georgescu? -
What an awesome video about biking in Romania and the problems we face on the road.
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What an awesome video about biking in Romania and the problems we face on the road.
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Premii de peste 8,6 milioane 💶#EUR la Loto 6/49. Ce reporturi îi așteaptă pe români la tragerile de duminică.
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Premii de peste 8,6 milioane 💶#EUR la Loto 6/49. Ce reporturi îi așteaptă pe români la tragerile de duminică.
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Începe admiterea la🎓#UMF (🎓#UniversitateaDeMedicinăȘiFarmacie) „Carol Davila” din #București.
Număr record de candidați: 6.916 candidați înscriși pe 1.947 de locuri. -
Începe admiterea la🎓#UMF (🎓#UniversitateaDeMedicinăȘiFarmacie) „Carol Davila” din #București.
Număr record de candidați: 6.916 candidați înscriși pe 1.947 de locuri. -
WORLD BEAT: Romania Shoots Down Two Drones as Ukraine War Breaches NATO Airspace
By Cliff Potts, Editor-in-Chief, WPS News
BAYBAY CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — Sunday, July 26, 2026 — 1035 PHT
The war in Ukraine crossed another dangerous threshold after Romanian fighter aircraft shot down two drones that entered NATO airspace on consecutive days.
Romania is not declaring war on Russia. NATO has not invoked Article 5, and there has been no public announcement of emergency consultations under Article 4. Nevertheless, the incidents mark a serious escalation: NATO-controlled aircraft have now fired missiles at drones entering the territory of an alliance member.
A BORDER BECOMES A BATTLESPACE
On Friday, July 24, Romanian and Italian fighters operating through NATO’s air-policing system were scrambled after an unidentified drone entered Romanian airspace. A Romanian F-16 destroyed the aircraft with an air-to-air missile over an unpopulated area near Padina, northeast of Bucharest.
Romanian President Nicușor Dan confirmed that the drone was “shot down by a Romanian pilot from an F-16 aircraft.” Romanian prosecutors later determined from the recovered wreckage that the drone was Russian. Pilots had initially described it as resembling the Iranian-designed Shahed drones used extensively by Russia against Ukraine (Ilie, 2026).
The following morning, Romanian radar detected another unauthorized drone crossing the border near the Danube Delta. An F-16 shot it down approximately 10 kilometers west of Sfântu Gheorghe. The origin of the second drone had not been officially confirmed as of Sunday morning (Associated Press, 2026).
Romania has experienced dozens of airspace violations since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022. Until now, Romanian forces generally tracked the drones, scrambled aircraft and searched for wreckage after they crashed or returned to Ukrainian airspace.
That policy has clearly changed.
NATO Air Command confirmed that allied aircraft operating under NATO command and control conducted the first interception. This was not an isolated Romanian pilot taking matters into his own hands. It was a coordinated NATO air-defense operation.
DEFENSE, NOT ARTICLE 5
Shooting down an intruding drone is an act of territorial defense. It does not automatically trigger Article 5 or place NATO at war with Russia.
Intent remains critical. A drone deliberately sent against a Romanian military installation would be treated differently from one knocked off course by electronic warfare, mechanical failure or navigation errors during an attack on Ukraine.
The problem is that repeated incursions make the accidental explanation increasingly difficult to accept.
In May, a Russian drone struck an apartment building in Galați, Romania, injuring two civilians. Ukrainian and Russian maritime drones have also created hazards around Romanian Black Sea ports. Each incident increases the likelihood that the next mistake will kill more people—or that NATO pilots will eventually face a manned Russian aircraft rather than an unmanned drone.
WASHINGTON TALKS WHILE THE WAR SPREADS
The Kremlin says it will wait for new peace proposals from the Trump administration, even as the United States continues supplying weapons to Ukraine. Waiting for proposals, however, is not the same as accepting a ceasefire or reducing military operations (Reuters, 2026).
Russia continues striking Ukrainian cities, and Ukraine continues attacking Russian military, logistical and energy targets. Diplomatic language has not slowed the battlefield.
The Romanian interceptions do not mean World War III has begun. They do mean NATO’s border is no longer merely beside the war.
For two consecutive days, it became part of it.
References
Associated Press. (2026, July 25). Russian attack kills three in Ukraine’s Sumy region as Romania downs second drone in two days.
Ilie, L. (2026, July 24). Romania shoots down drone in airspace incursion for first time. Reuters.
Reuters. (2026, July 24). Russia says it will wait for new Trump proposals on ending Ukraine war.
Reuters. (2026, July 25). Romania says it shot down second drone breaching its airspace.
This essay is written by Cliff Potts, Editor-in-Chief of WPS News. WPS News has been active in one form or another on the internet since 1998; for more information, visit https://cliffpotts.org.
If this work helps you understand what’s happening, help me keep it going: https://www.patreon.com/cw/WPSNews.
#droneWarfare #EuropeanSecurity #NATO #Politics #Romania #russia #Ukraine #UkraineWar #War #WorldWarIII -
WORLD BEAT: Romania Shoots Down Two Drones as Ukraine War Breaches NATO Airspace
By Cliff Potts, Editor-in-Chief, WPS News
BAYBAY CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — Sunday, July 26, 2026 — 1035 PHT
The war in Ukraine crossed another dangerous threshold after Romanian fighter aircraft shot down two drones that entered NATO airspace on consecutive days.
Romania is not declaring war on Russia. NATO has not invoked Article 5, and there has been no public announcement of emergency consultations under Article 4. Nevertheless, the incidents mark a serious escalation: NATO-controlled aircraft have now fired missiles at drones entering the territory of an alliance member.
A BORDER BECOMES A BATTLESPACE
On Friday, July 24, Romanian and Italian fighters operating through NATO’s air-policing system were scrambled after an unidentified drone entered Romanian airspace. A Romanian F-16 destroyed the aircraft with an air-to-air missile over an unpopulated area near Padina, northeast of Bucharest.
Romanian President Nicușor Dan confirmed that the drone was “shot down by a Romanian pilot from an F-16 aircraft.” Romanian prosecutors later determined from the recovered wreckage that the drone was Russian. Pilots had initially described it as resembling the Iranian-designed Shahed drones used extensively by Russia against Ukraine (Ilie, 2026).
The following morning, Romanian radar detected another unauthorized drone crossing the border near the Danube Delta. An F-16 shot it down approximately 10 kilometers west of Sfântu Gheorghe. The origin of the second drone had not been officially confirmed as of Sunday morning (Associated Press, 2026).
Romania has experienced dozens of airspace violations since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022. Until now, Romanian forces generally tracked the drones, scrambled aircraft and searched for wreckage after they crashed or returned to Ukrainian airspace.
That policy has clearly changed.
NATO Air Command confirmed that allied aircraft operating under NATO command and control conducted the first interception. This was not an isolated Romanian pilot taking matters into his own hands. It was a coordinated NATO air-defense operation.
DEFENSE, NOT ARTICLE 5
Shooting down an intruding drone is an act of territorial defense. It does not automatically trigger Article 5 or place NATO at war with Russia.
Intent remains critical. A drone deliberately sent against a Romanian military installation would be treated differently from one knocked off course by electronic warfare, mechanical failure or navigation errors during an attack on Ukraine.
The problem is that repeated incursions make the accidental explanation increasingly difficult to accept.
In May, a Russian drone struck an apartment building in Galați, Romania, injuring two civilians. Ukrainian and Russian maritime drones have also created hazards around Romanian Black Sea ports. Each incident increases the likelihood that the next mistake will kill more people—or that NATO pilots will eventually face a manned Russian aircraft rather than an unmanned drone.
WASHINGTON TALKS WHILE THE WAR SPREADS
The Kremlin says it will wait for new peace proposals from the Trump administration, even as the United States continues supplying weapons to Ukraine. Waiting for proposals, however, is not the same as accepting a ceasefire or reducing military operations (Reuters, 2026).
Russia continues striking Ukrainian cities, and Ukraine continues attacking Russian military, logistical and energy targets. Diplomatic language has not slowed the battlefield.
The Romanian interceptions do not mean World War III has begun. They do mean NATO’s border is no longer merely beside the war.
For two consecutive days, it became part of it.
References
Associated Press. (2026, July 25). Russian attack kills three in Ukraine’s Sumy region as Romania downs second drone in two days.
Ilie, L. (2026, July 24). Romania shoots down drone in airspace incursion for first time. Reuters.
Reuters. (2026, July 24). Russia says it will wait for new Trump proposals on ending Ukraine war.
Reuters. (2026, July 25). Romania says it shot down second drone breaching its airspace.
This essay is written by Cliff Potts, Editor-in-Chief of WPS News. WPS News has been active in one form or another on the internet since 1998; for more information, visit https://cliffpotts.org.
If this work helps you understand what’s happening, help me keep it going: https://www.patreon.com/cw/WPSNews.
#droneWarfare #EuropeanSecurity #NATO #Politics #Romania #russia #Ukraine #UkraineWar #War #WorldWarIII -
Romanian fighter jets shot down two drones that entered the country's airspace near the Ukrainian border on Friday and Saturday. Officials identified the aircraft as Shahed-type and noted a pattern of unauthorized incursions.
https://www.politico.eu/article/romanian-airspace-violated-twice-in-2-days/
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Romanian fighter jets shot down two drones that entered the country's airspace near the Ukrainian border on Friday and Saturday. Officials identified the aircraft as Shahed-type and noted a pattern of unauthorized incursions.
https://www.politico.eu/article/romanian-airspace-violated-twice-in-2-days/
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Methane machines cooling down
Calarasi, Romania
Cattle sit on the banks of the Danube River after its water levels in Romania fell to the lowest levels in three decades.Photograph: Inquam Photos/Reuters
#photography
#Romania
#GlobalWarming
#methane
#MeatProduction
#cattle
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Methane machines cooling down
Calarasi, Romania
Cattle sit on the banks of the Danube River after its water levels in Romania fell to the lowest levels in three decades.Photograph: Inquam Photos/Reuters
#photography
#Romania
#GlobalWarming
#methane
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At least 15 killed in Ukrainian and Russian strikes as holiday camp hit | Russia-Ukraine war News
Five children among 12 killed in Russian-held resort, while Russian drone kills three Ukrainian drivers at courier firm.…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #DroneStrikes #Europe #Military #NATO #Romania #Russia #Russia-Ukrainewar #Ukraine #World
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Dinamo a spulberat campioana! „Câinii” au învins 🎓#UniversitateaCraiova cu 5-1, într-un derby cu eliminare și intervenții VAR.
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Dinamo a spulberat campioana! „Câinii” au învins 🎓#UniversitateaCraiova cu 5-1, într-un derby cu eliminare și intervenții VAR.
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Russia and Ukraine say 15 died after latest attacks
Ukrainian attacks on holiday camps on Saturday in the partly Russian-oc…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AleksandrMoor #DonaldTrump #Dronesurveillanceandwarfare #Europe #Generalnews #IvanFedorov #Kyiv #LindseyGraham #Militarytechnology #Moscow #NicusorDan #Romania #Romaniagovernment #Russiagovernment #Russia-Ukrainewar #Ukraine #Ukrainegovernment #VladimirPutin #VolodymyrZelenskyy #World #Worldnews #YevgenyBalitsky
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#BigTech accused of stonewalling #European social media #researchers
In the final weeks before Romania’s presidential vote in November 2024, #TikTok accounts that had previously spent years posting about manicures or fashion suddenly started promoting a little-known #politician named #CalinGeorgescu.
His posts, espousing hard-line views on #immigration and anti-Semitic tropes, were viewed 120 million times before the vote. #Georgescu, who had previously been polling in the single digits, stunned observers by winning the election’s first round with 23 percent of the vote.
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#BigTech accused of stonewalling #European social media #researchers
In the final weeks before Romania’s presidential vote in November 2024, #TikTok accounts that had previously spent years posting about manicures or fashion suddenly started promoting a little-known #politician named #CalinGeorgescu.
His posts, espousing hard-line views on #immigration and anti-Semitic tropes, were viewed 120 million times before the vote. #Georgescu, who had previously been polling in the single digits, stunned observers by winning the election’s first round with 23 percent of the vote.
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Explicațiile comandantului detașamentului român din 🇱🇹#Lituania, despre cum poate fi neutralizată o dronă ostilă.
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Explicațiile comandantului detașamentului român din 🇱🇹#Lituania, despre cum poate fi neutralizată o dronă ostilă.
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Miruță: Văd că o parte dintre cei care se declară „suveraniști” sunt mai deranjați că 🪖#ArmataRomână și-a făcut datoria decât de faptul că drone rusești au încălcat spațiul nostru aerian.
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Miruță: Văd că o parte dintre cei care se declară „suveraniști” sunt mai deranjați că 🪖#ArmataRomână și-a făcut datoria decât de faptul că drone rusești au încălcat spațiul nostru aerian.
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i'm still active on Facebook (which is, to this day, widely-used in #Romania, especially in the civil society) and i've become active on the Fediverse
the experience of people-interacting-with-my-posts feels so different, across these platforms. let's leave aside the algorithms for a moment.
on FB, the people who "like" my content know me IRL and have probably known me for years. on Fedi, they usually don't. the Fedi friends who know me IRL are more recent connections.
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i'm still active on Facebook (which is, to this day, widely-used in #Romania, especially in the civil society) and i've become active on the Fediverse
the experience of people-interacting-with-my-posts feels so different, across these platforms. let's leave aside the algorithms for a moment.
on FB, the people who "like" my content know me IRL and have probably known me for years. on Fedi, they usually don't. the Fedi friends who know me IRL are more recent connections.
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Comandantul detașamentului ✈️#ForțeleAerieneRomâne, care asigură misiuni de poliție aeriană #NATO în 🇱🇹#Lituania, prezintă procesul de angajare și neutralizare a dronelor intrate în spațiul aerian.
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Pictura „Visare”, expusă la New #York înaintea finalei de la Campionatul Mondial de Fotbal, la „#Sighișoara Medievală”.
#Știri #România #Mureș #Sighișoara #Transilvania #Mureș #Sport #Fotbal
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Pictura „Visare”, expusă la New #York înaintea finalei de la Campionatul Mondial de Fotbal, la „#Sighișoara Medievală”.
#Știri #România #Mureș #Sighișoara #Transilvania #Mureș #Sport #Fotbal
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Vlad #Voiculescu, despre posturile blocate în spitale: Nu mai poți deschide televizorul fără să îl găsești pe Rogobete deplângând posturile blocate din spitale. Dar cine le-a blocat? În 2003 #Rafila era 🏥#MinistrulSănătății, iar Rogobete era secretar de stat.
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Vlad #Voiculescu, despre posturile blocate în spitale: Nu mai poți deschide televizorul fără să îl găsești pe Rogobete deplângând posturile blocate din spitale. Dar cine le-a blocat? În 2003 #Rafila era 🏥#MinistrulSănătății, iar Rogobete era secretar de stat.
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Croazieră pe Bega. Vapoarele Primăriei #Timișoara au plecat cu 140 de pasageri spre 🇷🇸#Serbia. Legendarul vapor „Pelican” a ajuns, în premieră, la Zrenjanin.
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Croazieră pe Bega. Vapoarele Primăriei #Timișoara au plecat cu 140 de pasageri spre 🇷🇸#Serbia. Legendarul vapor „Pelican” a ajuns, în premieră, la Zrenjanin.
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Raluca #Turcan, atac la #Grindeanu pe tema legii salarizării: De ce ar avea respect pentru angajații din sistemul public, când nu a avut respect nici măcar pentru propriii colegi de partid.
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Raluca #Turcan, atac la #Grindeanu pe tema legii salarizării: De ce ar avea respect pentru angajații din sistemul public, când nu a avut respect nici măcar pentru propriii colegi de partid.
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Timișorenii s-au îmbarcat pentru o călătorie pe Bega până în 🇷🇸#Serbia, croazieră facilitată de Societatea de Transport deținută de municipalitate.
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Timișorenii s-au îmbarcat pentru o călătorie pe Bega până în 🇷🇸#Serbia, croazieră facilitată de Societatea de Transport deținută de municipalitate.
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Președintele pentru #ConsiliulEuropean, #AntónioCosta, despre incursiunea dronelor: „Felicit autoriățile române pentru răspunsul rapid și eficient”.
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Președintele pentru #ConsiliulEuropean, #AntónioCosta, despre incursiunea dronelor: „Felicit autoriățile române pentru răspunsul rapid și eficient”.
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Reacțiile universitarilor ieșeni după mesajul manifest al absolventei Claudia Ciobanu.
”A afectat experiența unor absolvenți care nu s-au regăsit în imaginea prezentată”.
”Adevărata libertate de exprimare construiește dialog”. -
Încă o mașină lovită de bolovani căzuți pe #ValeaOltului, la o zi după tragedia de la #Lazaret.
”În spatele nostru era un motociclist și nu știu sigur dacă a fost lovit”.
„Mă tem foarte mult”.
