Romanian defence ministry says radars caught Russian drone breaching air space


BUCHAREST, April ⁠17 (Reuters) - Romanian radar ⁠systems caught a ‌drone breaching its national airspace during a Russian ​overnight attack on ⁠neighbouring Ukraine ⁠before losing contact southeast of ⁠the ‌border village of Chilia ⁠Veche, the defence ministry ​said ‌on Friday.

Romania, an EU ⁠and ​NATO state, shares a 650-km (400-mile) land ⁠border with Ukraine and ​has had drones breach its airspace and ⁠fragments fall onto its territory repeatedly since Russia began attacking ​Ukrainian ports ⁠across the Danube ​river from ‌the country.

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