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EU Decries 'Reckless Escalation' After Romania Intercepts Drone in Its Airspace

NATO is reinforcing the eastern flank in response to the cross-border drone incursions.

Service members of the 44th Separate Artillery Brigade, named after Hetman Danylo Apostol, prepare a Bohdana self-propelled howitzer for firing towards Russian troops at a position in the front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, September 13, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
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Ucrania ataca con drones la refinería de Kirishi y provoca incendio en una de las mayores plantas de Rusia
Los aviones F-16 vuelan durante un evento mediático de la OTAN en una base aérea en Malbork, Polonia.

Overview

  • Romania’s defense ministry says two F-16s intercepted a Russian drone on September 13, tracked it for about 50 minutes with intermittent visual and radar contact, received authorization to shoot, and let it exit near Pardina after assessing collateral risk.
  • NATO launched the 'Centinela oriental' initiative to strengthen air and counter‑drone defenses on the eastern flank, with Denmark (F‑16), France (Rafale), and Germany (Eurofighter) contributing aircraft and the UK and Spain pledging to join.
  • Poland mobilized its air force with allied support over a perceived drone threat and temporarily closed Lublin airport, days after reporting the first shootdowns of Russian drones on its territory during the war.
  • U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said it is not yet clear whether Russia intentionally sent drones into Poland and warned a deliberate breach would be unacceptable.
  • Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Kirishi and Bashneft refineries, with Russian regional officials reporting fires that were extinguished and no casualties, as Moscow touted a Zircon missile launch during drills and claimed gains in Dnipropetrovsk.