NATO fighter jet shoots down drone in Romania near border with Ukraine
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August 16, 2026 / 2:23 AM EDT / CBS/AFP Add CBS News on Google Romania's defense ministry said Sunday a NATO fighter jet shot down a drone that had entered its airspace near the border with two of its neighboring countries Ukraine and Moldova.
The ministry said in a statement the drone had entered from Moldova and was intercepted by an Spanish F-18 jet deployed on NATO duties early Sunday morning.
Debris fell in an unpopulated area near the border with Ukraine, the ministry added.
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August 16, 2026 / 2:23 AM EDT / CBS/AFP Add CBS News on Google Romania's defense ministry said Sunday a NATO fighter jet shot down a drone that had entered its airspace near the border with two of its neighboring countries Ukraine and Moldova.
The ministry said in a statement the drone had entered from Moldova and was intercepted by an Spanish F-18 jet deployed on NATO duties early Sunday morning.
Debris fell in an unpopulated area near the border with Ukraine, the ministry added.