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Romania scrambles fighter jets after drone breaches airspace

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Romania scrambled fighter jets when a drone breached the country's airspace during a Russian attack on Ukrainian infrastructure near the border, the defence ministry said.

Breakdown
  • Romanian F-16 jets detected a drone in national airspace near the border.
  • The drone was tracked and disappeared from radar, posing no immediate threat. 17s
  • This is the second recent breach of NATO airspace, following incidents in Poland. 32s
  • NATO is reinforcing its eastern border with Operation Eastern Sentry. 39s
  • Poland's Lublin airport was temporarily closed after a drone alert; Russia and Belarus continue joint exercises near the border. 1m 7s
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