"The overnight incident in Poland has been labelled an act of aggression and drew a military response by NATO in shooting down multiple drones, as several European leaders said they believed Moscow was intentionally escalating the war. But since Russia fully invaded Ukraine in 2022, Croatia and Romania, and non-NATO member Moldova the latter two of which share long borders with Ukraine have reported multiple airspace violations and have found drone fragments on their territory."
"String of airspace violations since war started Romania found several drone crash sites on its territory in 2023, including one that caused a crater near a village across the Danube River from the Ukrainian port of Izmail. That crash site finding followed several other similar incidents that left many Romanians near the border nervous that the war could spill over. In February 2024, Moldova destroyed explosives discovered in a part of a Shahed drone that crashed on its territory in the southern town of Etulia."
Russian drone incursions into NATO and neighboring countries have occurred repeatedly since the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Poland incident involved multiple drones entering NATO airspace, was labelled an act of aggression, and prompted NATO forces to shoot down drones. Croatia, Romania and non-NATO Moldova have reported airspace violations and discovered drone fragments or crash sites. Romania found crash sites in 2023, including a crater near the Danube opposite Izmail. Moldova discovered explosives in a Shahed drone fragment in February 2024. No casualties have been reported, but proximity to borders underscores spillover risks.
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