Romania Reports Drone Breach as NATO Scrambles Jets
- Romania's defence ministry reported a breach of airspace by a Russian drone during Russian attacks on Ukraine.
- The drone was detected 20km south-west of Chilia Veche but did not pose an imminent danger to populated areas.
- Two F-16 jets were monitoring Romania's border with Ukraine when the drone was detected, according to Romania's defence ministry.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the drone incursions indicate an 'obvious expansion of the war by Russia.
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The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said this Sunday that the presence of Russian drones in Romanian airspace is a "blame violation" of European sovereignty, while the High Representative of Foreign Affairs of the European Union (EU), Kaja Kallas, described it as "unwise escalation.""Russia's incursion into Romanian airspace is once again a flagrant violation of EU sovereignty and a serious threat to regional security…
Zelensky warns Moscow seeks to ‘bring the war’ to NATO allies after Russian drone breaches Romanian airspace
A Russian drone entered Romanian airspace during attacks on Ukraine, prompting Romania to scramble F-16s with German support and lodge a strong protest against Moscow. President Zelensky warned Russia was “testing” NATO and seeking to expand the war to Poland and the Baltic states.


Romania intercepts Russian drone in second NATO airspace violation
Fighter jets that scrambled to monitor a Russian attack in Ukraine were able to track the drone as it entered Romanian airspace near Ukraine’s southern border.
Drone in the sky of Romania, railway sabotage operations in Russia... The war in Ukraine experienced rebounds on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 September.
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