# NATO Jets Shoot Down Drones Over Latvia, Romania 2026-08-14T14:41:10+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets A Spanish F-18 fighter jet deployed on NATO duty shot down a drone that entered Romanian airspace from Moldova early Sunday, Romania's defence ministry said. Debris fell in an uninhabited area of the Galati region near the Ukrainian border. The incident is the latest on NATO's eastern flank as Russia's war on Ukraine continues. Two days earlier, Italian fighter jets operating under NATO's air-policing mission shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace. NDTV reports that the alliance has launched an investigation, with concerns growing over unauthorised drone activity. Romania has found drone fragments several times since 2023 after Russian strikes on Ukrainian Danube ports near the border. Similar airspace breaches have been reported in Poland and the Baltic states. The Romanian drone was intercepted at 5:01 am local time. NATO has not attributed the drones to any party, but the incidents highlight the risks for member states bordering Ukraine. ## Coverage - ndtv.com - deccanchronicle.com Tags: drone, European security, Latvia, NATO, Russia-Ukraine war Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/nato-jets-down-drone-over-latvia-2nd-time-in-3-months/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/nato-jets-down-drone-over-latvia-2nd-time-in-3-months/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.