NATO Fighter Jet Shoots Down Russian Drone Over Romania
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- NATO fighter jet shot down a drone in Romanian airspace, with Politico, CBS News, Reuters, and NBC News all confirming the incident
- The drone was suspected to be Russian and was intercepted near the Romania-Ukraine border as Kyiv and Moscow exchanged strikes
Why it matters: A NATO jet engaging a suspected Russian drone in Romanian airspace marks a direct military contact between the alliance and Russia on member territory, continuing the recent pattern of Russian drones probing NATO borders during the broader exchange of strikes with Ukraine.
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