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\n\t\tA McDonnell Douglas F\/A-18A Hornet fighter jet of the Spain Air Force (Picture: Joan Valls\/Urbanandsport \/NurPhoto via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tA McDonnell Douglas F\/A-18A Hornet fighter jet of the Spain Air Force (Picture: Joan Valls\/Urbanandsport \/NurPhoto via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Two Spanish<\/a> fighter jets were sent to shoot down a drone that entered Romanian airspace earlier this morning.<\/p>\n The pair of Nato jets were already in the air when they were tasked with intercepting the unmanned aircraft at around 4.45am.<\/p>\n Around 15 minutes later, it had been shot down, with the wreckage landing in an unpopulated area between two towns according to Romania<\/a>\u2019s Ministry of Defence<\/a>.<\/p>\n The ministry did not confirm where the drone originated, but said radars detected it entering Romania \u2013 an EU and Nato member \u2013 from neighbouring Moldova<\/a>.<\/p>\n Defence Minister Radu Miru\u0163\u0103 said his country is \u2018in the front line of defence of the European Union<\/a>\u2019 in a post on social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n He added: \u2018Romania is defending its airspace, and our allies stand with us. <\/p>\n \t\t\t\tSign up for all of the latest stories\t\t\t<\/p>\n Start your day informed with Metro’s News Updates<\/a> newsletter or get Breaking News<\/a> alerts the moment it happens. <\/p>\n \u2018Vigilance, rapid response, and allied solidarity\u2014these are the concrete guarantees of our security.\u2019<\/p>\n According to news agency Reuters, the latest unmanned aircraft was the fourth shot down in Romania this year.<\/p>\n The country has a 382-mile land border with Ukraine<\/a> and Russian drones have repeatedly entered its airspace since the war began four-and-a-half years ago.<\/p>\n \t\t In May, a drone from Russia<\/a> hit a block of flats in the eastern town of Gala\u021bi, which is close to the border with UKraine.<\/p>\n Two people were injured in the incident which also started a fire in the building, prompting an evacuation.<\/p>\n And last month, a cruise missile thought to be Russian landed in a field in Poland<\/a> and left a crater 33 feet wide.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, an overnight missile and drone attack on Kryvyi Rih, the Ukrainian hometown of President Volodymyr Zelensky, has killed a woman and wounded six others.<\/p>\n Zelensky posted yesterday that successful missile attacks had hit a Russian electronics manufacturer, airbase, and oil facility deep inside the country.<\/p>\n Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n For more stories like this, check our news page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"Firefighters](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/nato\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_308508988-78a0.jpg\")
\n\t\tFirefighters tackling a fire in Kyiv after a Russian strike last night (Picture: AP Photo\/Francisco Seco)<\/p>\n
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