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Drone Crashes in Romania After Entering Airspace Near Ukrainian Border

  • A drone entered Romanian airspace near the Ukrainian border early Thursday and crashed in an unpopulated area of Tulcea County, Romania's Defense Ministry said.
  • Romanian radar detected aerial targets near the Ukrainian border at 2:23 a.m., leading to the deployment of Spanish F-18 jets and a Romanian helicopter for monitoring and reconnaissance.
  • The drone crashed about 4 kilometers northeast of Grindu village, igniting a self-extinguishing fire with no casualties or damage reported.
  • A military team was dispatched to secure and investigate the crash site amid ongoing Russian military activity near Ukraine.
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Two F-18 fighters from the Spanish Air Force took off early in the morning in Romania following the detection of a drone along the border with Ukraine.The aircraft ended up crashing in an uninhabited area of the country without causing injury or material damage.According to the Romanian Ministry of Defence on Thursday, the alert was activated at 02.23 hours (23.23 GMT) after surveillance systems identified several air objects in the vicinity of …

·Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
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A drone crashed in Romania during the Russian attack on Ukraine. The drone entered Romanian airspace near Galați and crashed in Tulcea County. No casualties or damage were reported.

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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The device crashed into an unpopulated area without causing casualties or damage.

·Madrid, Spain
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A drone crashed about four kilometers from the village of Grindu in the Romanian county of Tulcea on Thursday. The local station Digi24 reported this, according to which the drone fell into an uninhabited area. It did not cause any damage or injuries. Two Spanish F-18 fighter jets and a Romanian helicopter took to the air early Thursday morning to target a group of air targets.

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No personal injuries or significant property damage were reported.

·Budapest, Hungary
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On the night of August 20, drones violated the airspace of Romania and Moldova. In Romania, two Spanish F-18 fighters and a military helicopter were raised to observe air targets, and the drone, which was in Moldovan airspace, subsequently left the territory of the country.

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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Le Monde broke the news in Paris, France on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
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