On the evening of September 14, a Russian drone broke through the defense line and forced its way into Romanian airspace.
This is the second Russian violation of EU sovereignty in a week.
High-ranking EU officials are unstoppable, repeatedly condemning on social platforms.
Three days ago, Poland was hit by 19 Russian drones, five of which directly attacked NATO bases, and Dutch F-35 fighter jets took emergency flights to resolve the crisis.
The EU’s tough statements are at the same time the embarrassing reality of cheap drones repeatedly breaking high-priced air defense systems.
Europeans are in panic, and NATO’s defense capabilities are being pushed to the forefront.
Russian drone crashes into EU airspace, Romanian border alarm sounds
On the evening of September 13, the night sky on Romania's southern border was already tense due to the situation in Ukraine.
Two Romanian F-16 fighter jets performing reconnaissance missions were closely monitoring the Russian air strikes on the Ukrainian border when an abnormal target suddenly appeared on the radar screen.
A grey Russian drone, as a ghost, silently and silently broke into Romanian airspace, crossing in the night, completely ignoring the sovereign borders of the EU.
This scene made the ground command center instantly nervous, and relevant personnel immediately started emergency procedures to closely track the movement of the drone.
Fortunately, the drone did not carry weapons and did not cause casualties or physical losses, but the Romanian Defense Ministry said in a statement that the nerves of the whole country were strained by the “ghost attack.”
The Romanian foreign minister was even more angry, saying that Russia’s actions were irrational and extremely reckless, seriously undermining regional security and stability.
The report of POLITICO reporter Bialke Smith-Meyer shows that this is no accident. In just one week, Russia has blatantly violated EU airspace twice, which is full of provocation.
Poland suffers large-scale drone invasion, NATO defense shortcomings exposed
Compared to the “single invasion” in Romania, the drone crisis in Poland three days ago was even more terrifying.
At that time, 19 Russian drones roared into Polish airspace, five of which had clear targets and flew straight towards NATO bases in Poland.
This situation prevented NATO, and at a critical moment, the Dutch Air Force's F-35 fighter aircraft took an emergency flight to shoot down these "war monsters" one by one, avoiding more serious consequences.
But the incident exposed NATO’s defensive weaknesses.
It is reported that several Russian-made drones were only a few kilometers closest to NATO bases, and NATO's response was obviously half a beat slower. It was not until the drones approached the core area that fighter planes were sent to intercept them.
Military experts directly say that the Russian military cost only a few hundred dollars of bubble-plastic drones, the Western invested hundreds of millions of dollars in air defense systems, this “low-cost provocation, high-cost response” situation, left NATO into passive.
On social networks, many netizens also joked that NATO is using billions of dollars of high-tech equipment to chase cheap simple drones, absurd and realistic.
European people are in panic, and the risk of escalating Russia-Ukraine conflict intensifies
Drones broke into EU airspace one after another, causing European people to completely panic.
In rural Romania, many residents heard the sound of warplanes and drones and took out their phones to record the horror scene.
Witnesses on social platforms described the moment the night sky was scattered by a fighter aircraft, the children were scared to hold their heads, and the elderly people were more difficult to cover up their fear and shed tears.
The once distant shadow of war is now hanging over one's own doorstep. This realistic version of the "edge of war" scene makes everyone scared.
On social platforms, the discussion about the matter is hot, and netizens' concerns, doubts and anger are intertwined.
"What if the drone carries a bomb next time?" "Why is Skynet, which NATO spent a lot of money to build, so fragile?" "Is Russia using this method to humiliate the entire Western world?"
These questions have not been clearly answered so far.
What is even more worrying is that the risks of escalation in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict are increasing with the frequent intervention of drones.
At present, whether the EU will take harsher countermeasures, whether NATO’s air defense system will be massively upgraded, and what Russia will do next, these questions remain unresolved.
What is certain is that Europe is destined to have a stable night in the future, and this storm caused by drones will continue to ferment.
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