# Russian drone violates Moldovan and Romanian airspace, crashes in Moldova

https://mins.news/en/item/50144

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-08 17:23 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/russian-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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