Spanish fighter jet downs drone breaching Romania's airspace
- Romania's defence ministry said Sunday that a Spanish fighter jet shot down a drone that breached its airspace near the border with Ukraine and Moldova.
- The incident is the latest to highlight the challenges facing NATO states bordering Ukraine, exposing them to the spillover of Russia's war.
- The drone, which entered from Moldova, was intercepted by an F-18, deployed on NATO duties, at 5:01 am local time (0201 GMT), the ministry said in a statement.
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- Romania's defence ministry said Sunday that a Spanish fighter jet shot down a drone that breached its airspace near the border with Ukraine and Moldova.
- The incident is the latest to highlight the challenges facing NATO states bordering Ukraine, exposing them to the spillover of Russia's war.
- The drone, which entered from Moldova, was intercepted by an F-18, deployed on NATO duties, at 5:01 am local time (0201 GMT), the ministry said in a statement.
Sources: France 24