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Romania shoots down four Russian drones as airspace incursions surge in 2026
Romania belongs to NATO, the military alliance of the US and most of Europe.
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Reports say Russia built new drone bases near Poland's border
News outlets report that Russia has built about ten new drone bases along its borders with Ukraine and Belarus, which could put NATO member Poland, including its capital Warsaw, within reach of drone strikes.
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Ukraine Launches One of War's Biggest Drone Attacks, Hits Russia's Satellite Relay Sites
Ukraine sent 600 to 800 drones into Russia overnight in one of the war's biggest such attacks, killing at least six people, Russian officials said.
Trump puts new tariffs on drones, but EU and UK pay much less
US President Donald Trump has placed steep new import taxes on drones and drone parts, saying he wants to rebuild American drone manufacturing, which the White House calls key to modern warfare.
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China hits back at US sanctions with blacklist and drone export limits
China announced new measures against the United States, including putting American firms on a trade blacklist and tightening controls on drone exports.
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China quietly helps fund and arm Iran's war without joining the fight
Chinese companies are giving Iran satellite reconnaissance help and drone parts, while China keeps buying Iranian oil, according to Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
Romania downs a second drone in under 24 hours — a pattern claimed, attribution still unproven
A second drone down over Romania in a day looks like a pattern — but the minister's ‘consistent with’ is not the same as ‘confirmed,’ and the wreckage is still being analysed.
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A NATO jet reportedly shot down a Russian drone — here's what's actually confirmed
One report says a Romanian jet downed a suspected Russian drone. Before the escalation talk: what is confirmed, and what isn't.
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Crimea Runs Dry: Ukraine's Tanker Strikes Cut Fuel Sales to Civilians
Ukraine says it struck 21 vessels supplying occupied Crimea in three days, triggering fuel sales bans and blackouts on the peninsula — a sharper escalation than the refinery strikes and export bans already rationing fuel across Russia.
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A Petro-State on Fuel Rations: How Ukraine's Cheap Drones Broke Russia's Pumps
Russia is halting diesel exports to keep its own pumps running after months of Ukrainian long-range drone strikes on refineries. NATO's answer: a $40 billion pivot toward the cheap-drone warfare Ukraine invented.