Repeated incursions into NATO airspace by Russian combat drones require a “collective answer” from the alliance, members of its eastern flank have said.
The joint statement by the Bucharest 9 bloc follows growing worries about Russian drones and missiles landing in NATO territory during the war started by Vladimir Putin.
Independent Russian outlet Verstka reported last week that debris from missiles and drones had landed in countries neighboring the conflict 34 times, on 20 occasions in NATO members.
Romanian territory has been affected 13 times, often close to Ukrainian Danube River ports that are frequent Russian targets.
There were three incidents in Bulgaria, two in Poland and one each in Latvia and Croatia. Most of the devices were Russian, although some were …