Romania has shot down a drone that entered its airspace for the first time since Russia-Ukraine war began, marking a major escalation on NATO's eastern flank. Romanian authorities said F-16 fighter jets, supported by Italian Eurofighters under NATO's Enhanced Air Policing mission, intercepted the aircraft before it crashed in Buzău County. Military officials said the drone appeared to be a Shahed-type or Geran-2 UAV, which typically carries explosives. The incident comes as Russia and Ukraine continue exchanging major strikes across the battlefield.
Putin tests NATO's nerves? Romania shoots down Shahed in first airspace kill amid mystery incursions
Romania has shot down a drone that entered its airspace for the first time since Russia-Ukraine war began, marking a major escalation on NATO's eastern flank. Romanian authorities said F-16 fighter jets, supported by Italian Eurofighters under NATO's Enhanced Air Policing mission, intercepted the aircraft before it crashed in Buzău County. Military officials said the drone appeared to be a Shahed-type or Geran-2 UAV, which typically carries explosives. The incident comes as Russia and Ukraine continue exchanging major strikes across the battlefield.
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