Suspected pieces of Russian drone found in Romania

WorldPolitics
11 Nov 2025 • 8:08 PM MYT
The Independent
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  • The Romanian Ministry of Defence confirmed the discovery of suspected drone fragments deep within its southeastern border region on Tuesday.
  • This finding followed a night of intense Russian strikes on Ukrainian Danube River ports, with Romanian radars detecting drone groups near its airspace.
  • Military teams recovered possible drone fragments approximately five kilometres inside Romania's border with Ukraine, after adverse weather prevented fighter jet deployment.
  • Breaches of Romania's airspace by drones have become increasingly frequent, with collected samples from the sites similar to those used by the Russian army.
  • Romania and Poland are now deploying a new weapons system to defend against Russian drones, addressing recent incursions into NATO airspace.

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