A RUSSIAN attack drone exploded inside Nato territory in a botched attack on Ukraine.
F-16 warplanes were scrambled as the assault is believed to have violated the airspace of Romania.
Russian drone seen exploding on the Ukrainian side of the river Danube
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Footage showed a dramatic explosion believed to be on the Ukrainian side of the River Danube which forms the frontier with Romania.
But reports in Bucharest said the same wave of attacks that a Putin drone had crashed on the Romanian side.
The Russian incursion triggered the response by Nato fighters and an air raid warning to residents close to the Danube.
It comes just days after jets were scrambled on the border with Poland after a massive attack by Vlad.
Tensions remain high between Nato and Russia as the West continues to back Ukraine against Putin.
But the days are now counting down for new US President Donald Trump to take office on Monday.
He is believed to be preparing to prioritise a peace deal to try and end the bloody war which has been raging since February 2022.
Russia’s latest attack came after Ukraine launched their largest strike of the wave with a clever “triple tap” wave of drones and missiles.
The Romanian defence ministry said: “At 1:35 a.m., two F-16 aircraft of the Romanian Air Force, part of the Air Police Combat Service, took off from the 86th Air Base in Borcea to monitor the air situation.
“The aircraft returned to base around 3:48 a.m.”
Nato officials were kept fully abreast of the suspected illegal incursion by Russia.
In a statement, the officials said: “The Ministry of National Defence sends a firm message of condemnation of these attacks carried out by the Russian Federation against Ukrainian civilian objects and infrastructure elements, which are unjustified and in serious contradiction with the norms of international law.”
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