{"id":2338504,"date":"2024-09-09T00:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T04:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-nato-members-say-russian-drones-violated-their-airspace-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-09T00:08:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T04:08:37","slug":"two-nato-members-say-russian-drones-violated-their-airspace-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-nato-members-say-russian-drones-violated-their-airspace-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Two NATO members say Russian drones violated their airspace &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftwo-nato-members-say-russian-drones-violated-their-airspace-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2338504&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two \u2062NATO member \u200dcountries, Romania and Latvia, \u200breported\u200c violations of their airspace by Russian drones over the past weekend. Romania&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-u-s-claims-russia-planning-false-flag-operation-in-ukraine-to-provoke-invasion\/\" title=\"BREAKING: U.S. Claims Russia Planning \u2018False Flag\u2019 Operation In Ukraine To Provoke Invasion\">defense ministry stated<\/a> that\u200d a Russian drone \u200centered its airspace during attacks on\u200c Ukraine \u200bon Sunday, prompting the deployment of F-16 \u2062fighter jets to monitor the situation. Latvia reported that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unsophisticated-drone-likely-soviet-era-flies-over-nato-states-undetected-crashes-in-croatian-capital\/\" title=\"&#039;Unsophisticated&#039; Drone, Likely Soviet Era, Flies over NATO States Undetected, Crashes In Croatian Capital\">drone crashed<\/a> near\u2063 the city of Rezekne, likely \u200chaving strayed from Belarus.\u2064 The Romanian foreign \u2063ministry condemned the\u200b incidents and urged Russia to cease its aggressive\u2063 actions in Ukraine. The \u200cLatvian Defense Minister acknowledged the seriousness of the\u2063 event but confirmed there were no casualties \u200bor property damage. Investigations\u2063 into the incidents are \u2063currently ongoing.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Two NATO members say Russian drones violated their airspace<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1748874\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Two countries that are members of <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nato\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>NATO<\/a> said <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Russian<\/a> drones violated their airspace over the weekend.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Romania <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/article\/2024\/sep\/09\/ukraine-war-briefing-nato-condemns-russian-drone-violations-of-latvia-and-romania-airspace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said \">said<\/a> a Russian drone entered its airspace after Russia launched attacks on Ukraine early Sunday, while Latvia <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-war-drone-romania-e793c35a0df1679cfe89ac6612706c87\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> a drone crashed near the city of Rezekne after likely straying from Belarus. <\/p>\n<p>Rezekne is about 34 miles west of Russia and 47 miles from Belarus.<\/p>\n<p>After the incident, Romania&rsquo;s defense ministry deployed F-16s to monitor its airspace and said investigations are underway of a potential &ldquo;impact zone&rdquo; near the Romania-Ukraine border, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/09\/08\/romania-scrambles-f16-jets-after-russian-drone-violates-its-airspace\" title>reportedly<\/a> near the village of Periprava.<\/p>\n<p>Romania&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/palestinian-terrorists-killed-by-israel-in-shootout-prompting-calls-for-revenge\/\" title=\"Palestinian Terrorists Killed By Israel in Shootout Prompting Calls for Revenge\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tensions-flare-between-china-india-after-clashes-at-himalayan-border\/\" title=\"Tensions flare between China, India after clashes at Himalayan border\">foreign ministry<\/a> condemned<\/a> the incident in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MAERomania\/status\/1832693717993431115\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"post \">post<\/a> on X early Sunday, urging Russia to &ldquo;stop its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-fractures-on-how-to-respond-to-irans-attack-on-israel\/\" title=\"Congress is split on how to react to Iran&#039;s assault on Israel\">reckless escalation<\/a>&rdquo; in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Criminal Russian UAVs violated Romania&rsquo;s airspace, targeting Ukrainian civilian infrastructure. We strongly condemn these violations and urge Russia to stop its reckless escalation,&rdquo; the foreign ministry said.<\/p>\n<p>Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds confirmed that there were no victims or damage, but said it is nonetheless a &ldquo;serious incident.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can confirm that there are no victims here and also no property is infringed in any way. &hellip; Of course, it is a serious incident, as it is once again a reminder of what kind of neighboring countries we live next to,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics acknowledged the drone crash in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/edgarsrinkevics\/status\/1832750678097158548?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>post<\/a> on X Sunday morning, saying, &ldquo;The number of such incidents is increasing along the Eastern flank of NATO and we must address them collectively.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the nighttime strikes on Ukraine, Russia was targeting the city of Sumy, near the Russian border. The strikes resulted in two dead and four injured. Russia also launched 16 &ldquo;glide bombs&rdquo; at the area by Sunday afternoon, and attacked the city again, injuring two.<\/p>\n<p>NATO Deputy Secretary-General Mircea Geoana <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Mircea_Geoana\/status\/1832720329199775906?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" title>condemned<\/a> the drone airspace violations, but emphasized that there is no evidence Russia intentionally flew its drones into the two countries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1748874\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1748874\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two NATO nations reported that Russian drones breached their airspace over the weekend. Romania indicated that a Russian drone crossed into its airspace following Russia&#8217;s attacks on Ukraine early Sunday, while Latvia noted that a drone crashed near Rezekne, likely having drifted from Belarus. Rezekne is situated approximately 34 miles west of Russia and 47 miles from Belarus. In response to the incident, Romania&#8217;s defense ministry dispatched F-16s to monitor its airspace and announced investigations into a possible &#8220;impact zone&#8221; close to the Romania-Ukraine border, reportedly near Periprava village. Romania&#8217;s foreign ministry condemned the violation in a post on X early Sunday, calling on Russia to &#8220;cease its reckless escalation&#8221; in Ukraine. The statement read: &#8220;Criminal Russian UAVs violated Romania\u2019s airspace, targeting Ukrainian civilian infrastructure. We strongly condemn these violations and urge Russia to stop its reckless escalation.&#8221; Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds confirmed there were no casualties or damage but described it as a &#8220;serious incident.&#8221; He stated: \u201cI can confirm that there are no victims here and also no property is infringed in any way&#8230; Of course, it is a serious incident as it serves as another reminder of what kind of neighboring countries we live next to.\u201d Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics acknowledged the drone crash in an X post on Sunday morning, noting an increase in such incidents along NATO\u2019s Eastern flank and emphasizing the need for collective action. During nighttime strikes targeting Sumy city near the Russian border, two people were killed and four injured due to Russian attacks which included 16 \u201cglide bombs\u201d by Sunday afternoon; further strikes injured two more individuals. NATO Deputy Secretary-General Mircea Geoana condemned the violations of airspace by drones but stressed there was no evidence suggesting that Russia intentionally sent drones into either country<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2338505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/russia-ukraine-drone-attack.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40425,7237,32402,7624,4280],"class_list":["post-2338504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-airspace-violation","tag-drones","tag-international-relations","tag-nato","tag-russia"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/russia-ukraine-drone-attack.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2338504"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338504\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2338505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2338504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2338504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2338504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}