Ukrainian Drones Strike 2 Russian Fighter Jets, S-400, Radars

Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) struck multiple high-value Russian military targets across the Rostov and Krasnodar regions and occupied Crimea, Commander Robert “Madyar” Brovdi reported. The strikes engaged 11 out of 14 targets, including a Su-33 and a MiG-29 fighter jet in Vityazevo, an S-400 division in Gele

A drone packed with Semtex slammed into the wing of a stationary Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle Airport late on August 4 but failed to detonate.

Romania blew up drone boat to protect lives of several hundred rig workers.

It comes weeks after Romania’s Air Force destroyed a Russian drone in its airspace.

"This is hybrid warfare," European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says.

Craig Munro | Senior Politics Reporter Published August 20, 2026 4:49pm Updated August 20, 2026 4:50pm A picture of the drone uploaded by Romania’s defence minister (Picture: Radu Miruţă) A marine drone packed with explosives was destroyed by fighter jets in the Black Sea a few hundred metres from an under-construction

20 August 2026 A Romanian F-16 fighter jet destroyed a maritime drone near the Neptun Deep offshore gas platform in the Black Sea on Thursday, August 20, interim defense minister Radu Miruță announced. The operation was ordered to protect several hundred people working at the site and secure the critical infrastructure

Two Spanish F-18 fighter jets were scrambled to monitor the situation, as well as a Romanian air force helicopter to carry out reconaissance.