International

August 17, 2026

Spanish jet downs drone in Romania after airspace breach

BUCHAREST — A Spanish fighter jet on Sunday shot down a drone that had breached Romanian airspace near the border with Ukraine and Moldova, national authorities and NATO said.  A growing number of drones have crossed into NATO states in eastern Europe as Russia pursues its invasion of Ukraine.  The interception of the drone , which entered from Moldova , was carried…
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August 17, 2026

Moscow region targeted by 600 drones overnight, 3 people wounded: mayor

KYIV, Ukraine — Six hundred drones targeted the Moscow region in a sustained overnight assault that wounded three people, the Russian capital’s mayor said on Sunday, as Ukraine steps up long-range attacks into Russian territory. Ukraine has been carrying out strikes deep inside Russia in recent weeks, with drone barrages targeting military, industrial and more recently e-commerce warehouses far from…
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