@volberg.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2026-07-25 07:24 UTC
For years Romania refuses to shoot down russian drones. Yesterday they shot down their first one. This morning another. Why and what has changed? Laws made peace time engagement extremely complicated. Fears of depris and escalation made them even more so 🧵 1/4
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@volberg.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy 2026-07-25 07:24
What forced the shift? A russian drone recently hit a Galați apartment building, injuring civilians and proving passive tracking was no longer safe. Parliament updated engagement rules, giving commanders clear authority to destroy incoming air threats. 2/