Russian strikes kill Ukrainian woman as NATO jet downs drone over Romania

Romania’s Defence Ministry didn’t specify the origin of the drone but has previously blamed Russia for similar incidents.Russian strikes on Ukraine have killed at least one person and wounded seven more while a Spanish jet has shot down a drone that entered Romanian airspace.A woman was killed and six others wounded in a drone-attack" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="133008" data-entity-type="event">missile and drone attack on Kryvyi Rig, the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the region’s governor said early on Sunday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Russia says hit Ukrainian railway and port facilities in new strikeslist 2 of 3Russia stance will be defended in court, pledges World Athletics chief Coelist 3 of 3Ukraine hits Russian Starlink-style network, Moscow tracks arms packageend of listAuthorities in the Ukrainian capital also said Kyiv was “under ballistic missile attack” late on Saturday, with one person wounded and fires sparked at non-residential sites in the Obolonsky and Holosiivskyi districts.Separately, Romania’s Defence Ministry reported on Sunday that a Spanish F-18 fighter jet pilot on a NATO air policing mission to Romania had shot down a drone illegally breaching its national airspace.It is the fourth drone shot down in Romania this year.Romania’s Defence Ministry did not specify the origin of ‌the ‌drone.In July, a Romanian jet shot down a suspected Russian drone, and in May a stray drone injured two people in the Romanian city of Galati when it collided with a building.Romania shares a 634km (394-mile) border with Ukraine and has repeatedly seen Russian drones breaching its airspace as Moscow escalates its bombing campaign against Ukrainian civilian and military infrastructure.Escalating long-range strikesRussia has maintained near-daily missile and drone strikes across Ukraine since launching its full-scale invasion in early 2022, with areas far from the front lines frequently coming under attack.The war’s impact has also spread to key regional shipping lanes, with reports of mines and unmanned sea drones found floating in the Black Sea.