WorldRussian drone violates Moldovan and Romanian airspace, crashes in Moldova

A suspected Russian Shahed-type drone crossed into Moldovan and Romanian airspace on Sept. 8, prompting closures, emergency alerts and the scrambling of Spanish F/A-18s on a NATO air-policing mission. The drone later crashed near Mihaileni Vechi in Moldova, about 25 kilometers from Romania.

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TThe Kyiv Independent★★★★☆2026-09-08 17:23Original