World · 16 August 2026

Spanish NATO fighter jet shoots down suspected Russian drone in Romanian airspace

This is the fourth time this year that an unmanned aircraft has been intercepted within Romania's borders. A Spanish F-18 military jet safely destroyed the target early on Sunday, after radar tracked its arrival from neighbouring Moldova. Falling wreckage landed on empty ground between two villages, while a NATO spokesperson noted the device was likely Russian.

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