NATO fighter jets shoot down drone over Romania near Moldova border
Two Spanish F-18s deployed in Romania for a NATO mission on Sunday intercepted and destroyed an unidentified drone near the Moldovan border, Romania’s defence minister Radu Miruta confirmed.
A Spanish F-18 fighter jet on a NATO air policing mission intercepted and destroyed a drone that had entered Romanian airspace near the Moldovan border. According to Romania's defence ministry, the drone was detected entering from Moldova, approximately 24 km north of the city of Galati. The jet established radar contact, received permission to engage, and shot down the drone safely at 05:01 am.
The incident marked the fourth drone Romania has shot down this year. Romania's defence ministry did not specify the origin of the drone. Fragments from the aircraft appeared to have landed in an uninhabited area between two villages, with no reported injuries or property damage.
Romania shares a 614-kilometre border with Ukraine and has seen repeated incursions of Russian drones into its airspace during the ongoing conflict. The country is a member of NATO and has been conducting air policing missions to protect its airspace. According to Euronews, Romania's defence minister Radu Miruta confirmed the incident.
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