Although Kremlin strike planners probably didn’t intend to hit a NATO member, Romania’s military launched F-16s fighters and said it would investigate.

A Russian kamikaze drone on Wednesday flew into NATO air space and detonated near a Romanian village, Ukrainian news reports said, but official Bucharest said the fact of the strike wasn’t confirmed and that they would check.

Ukrainian social media video recorded in the river port city of Izmail, opposite Plaura, showed an orange flash lighting up the night horizon and a booming blast on the Romanian side of the river. Flames and smoke reaching hundreds of meters into the sky were visible following the explosion. A Russian kamikaze drone strike against Izmail had been in progress at the time.

  • sandbox@lemmy.world
    411·
    4 months ago

    an unmanned drone harmlessly crashing into a field isn’t going to kick off world war 3… at least I sure hope not.

    • bouh@lemmy.world
      55·
      4 months ago

      While this is not worthy of ww3, defending nato member space is something nato can and should do. Whether the strike is intended or not, nato is legitimate to defend the area to prevent a strike. More than legitimate in fact.

      • sandbox@lemmy.world
        9·
        4 months ago

        I’m sure NATO has already attended to the scene to defend against a small pile of debris scattered in a field.

          • sandbox@lemmy.world
            7·
            4 months ago

            Since we’re providing missiles to Ukraine, a whole bunch of NATO missiles are landing in Crimea, I’m sure. I’d prefer if the war ended, personally, with a fully independent Ukraine.

            Sorry for not wanting a massive death toll over something that literally doesn’t matter at all. If Russia intentionally hit some Romanian village with an attack, then a response would be justified. Some random trash accidentally crashing near the border doesn’t matter.

            That doesn’t make me a russian troll, it just makes me a relatively sensible person.

      • TechNerdWizard42@lemmy.world
        125·
        4 months ago

        More than half the world is in support of Russia, mostly because they do not support the USA proxy war or NATO. If by “the whole world” you mean NATO, then not even that considering the support isn’t unanimous. The remainder is indifferent, don’t really care one way or the other.

      • CptEnder@lemmy.world
        21·
        4 months ago

        Lmao more like the Alabama National Air Guard against Russia. The Coast Guard could dust their navy at this point.

      • phdepressed@sh.itjust.works
        34·
        4 months ago

        NK will be their Japan, while Africa becomes a mishmash (again), China plays as a USSR type and Greece can be the new Italy.