NATO jets down suspected Russian drone over Romania

The incursion and a rare attribution to Moscow add to fears that the war in Ukraine will spill into Europe.

"Additional details regarding Sunday’s incident remain under investigation, but the drone appears to be Russian," said NATO spokesperson US Army Colonel Martin O'Donnell.

NATO Jets Down Suspected Russian Drone Over Romania  WSJ

Two Spanish F-18s deployed in Romania for a NATO mission on Sunday intercepted and destroyed an unidentified drone near the Moldovan border, Romania’s defence minister Radu Miruta confirmed.

A drone was shot down by NATO jets as Russian forces launched a series of ballistic missiles and drone strikes overnight.

Romania's Defence Ministry didn't specify origin of the drone but has previously blamed Russia for similar incidents.

NATO fighters shot down a foreign drone over Latvia as Finland briefly restricted airspace and sea areas amid heightened Baltic security concerns.

Nato jets scrambled as alliance forced to shoot down 'Russian suicide drone' in Latvian airspace  lbc.co.uk

A Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire at the Ust-Luga port in Russia’s Leningrad region, the region’s governor, Alexander Drozdenko, said.