NATO counters suspected Russian drone incursions
A Spanish fighter jet shot down a suspected Russian drone over Romania on Sunday, two days after NATO downed a similar drone over Latvia.
NATO has countered suspected Russian drone incursions in recent days, with a Spanish fighter jet shooting down a drone over Romania on Sunday, following a similar incident over Latvia two days prior. These occurrences have become increasingly frequent, with The Wall Street Journal noting that such events are now a "near-weekly occurrence," as Russia and Ukraine escalate their air campaigns.
Ukraine has launched one of its largest drone attacks on Sunday, targeting logistics infrastructure and disabling the main warehouse of e-commerce giant Wildberries, which has been referred to as "Russia's Amazon" by the Russian defense ministry. The pressure on Russia's economy is mounting, and experts suggest that President Vladimir Putin may respond by expanding the war.
The Kremlin has reportedly recruited hundreds of Orthodox priests as intelligence assets in Moldova to destabilize NATO's eastern flank, according to The New York Times.
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