"Nato jets were scrambled to track two Russian drones that crossed into Romania on Tuesday in the deepest and first daytime incursion into the country's airspace since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine. German Typhoon and Romanian F-16 fighter jets took off in pairs to follow the uncrewed aircraft. The first flew back into Ukrainian airspace, but the second was later found downed in Puiesti, about 70 miles from Ukraine."
"In the end, he said it appeared to have crashed, possibly because it had run out fuel. Examination of the wreckage showed the drone was unarmed, the minister added. It could have been destroyed if all the conditions had been met ... the pilots needed to see it, to engage it, to lock it on radar and to be able to fire a missile at it."
Two Russian drones entered Romanian airspace during daylight, prompting German Typhoon and Romanian F-16 jets to scramble and track them. One drone flew back into Ukrainian airspace; the second was later found downed near Puiesti and was examined as unarmed. Romania's defence minister said German pilots had been ordered to shoot the drone but conditions to engage were not met and the drone likely crashed after running out of fuel. The breach was the 13th into Romanian airspace and the first daytime incursion; nearby counties were told to take cover. Moldova also reported six drone intrusions, including an unarmed Gerbera decoy.
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