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NATO fighter jet shoots down drone over Romania
politico.eu • • world
Key Points:
- A Spanish F-18 fighter jet on a NATO mission shot down a drone that illegally entered Romanian airspace near Galați, with debris falling in an uninhabited area between two villages.
- The drone, detected about 24 kilometers north of Galați after entering from Moldova, is believed to be Russian, according to NATO spokesperson Martin O'Donnell.
- This marks the fourth drone shot down by NATO over Romania since early 2026, following previous interceptions by Romanian F-16s and incidents involving Russian drones.
- Meanwhile, Russia and Ukraine exchanged attacks over the weekend, with Russian missile and drone strikes hitting Kyiv and Ukrainian drones targeting the Moscow region, resulting in casualties on both sides.
