### [2026-08-16](/feed/2026/08/16/index.md)

##### Russo-Ukrainian war
# A Spanish F-A-18 Hornet jet shoots down a Russian drone in Romanian airspace. The drone was downed near the city of Galați after entering from Moldova 




### Sources:

1. [Politico](https://www.politico.eu/article/nato-fighter-jet-shoot-drone-romania/)

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