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Romanian Air Force Shoots Down Drone

worldJuly 26, 2026·139 words·2 min read

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Romanian Air Force Shoots Down Drone
A Romanian war plane shot down a drone on Friday. Officials say this was the first time. No NATO country had ever shot down a drone in its own sky. NATO is a group of countries that defend each other. The drone fell in an empty area. Pilots say it looked like the kind of drone Russia uses in Ukraine. Nobody knows yet who sent it.
Romania is next to Ukraine. Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Since then, many drones have flown over Romania. One hit a flat and hurt two people. Before Friday, war planes only followed these drones. They never shot one down.
The war goes on. Russian drones killed three delivery drivers in Ukraine this week. An attack near Kyiv killed at least ten people. The United Nations will meet on Monday to talk about Ukraine.
Vocabulary Translations· 7 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

dronen.

a small flying machine with no pilot

máy bay không người láidroneドローン(無人機)drone (insansız hava aracı)无人机drondronطائرة مسيّرةdroneдрон (беспилотник)드론(무인기)
defendv.

keep someone safe from attack

bảo vệ, phòng thủdefender守る(防衛する)savunmak保卫;防卫defenderbronićيدافع عنverdedigenзащищать방어하다
invadev.

sent an army into another country

đã xâm lượcinvadiu侵攻したişgal etti入侵invadiónajechałغزاviel binnenвторглась침공했다
flatadj.

a home inside a building

căn hộapartamentoアパート(集合住宅の一室)daire (apartman dairesi)公寓(住宅单元)piso (apartamento)mieszkanieشقةappartementквартира아파트(집)
deliveryn.

taking goods to people's homes

giao hàngde entregas配達(の)teslimat (kurye)送货;快递de repartodostawczy (kurierski)التوصيلbezorgingдоставка배달
shoot downn.

to hit a plane so it falls

bắn hạabater (derrubar)撃墜するdüşürmek (vurup düşürmek)击落derribarzestrzelićيُسقِط (بإطلاق النار)neerhalenсбить격추하다
pilotn.

people who fly a plane

phi côngpilotosパイロット(操縦士)pilotlar飞行员pilotospilociطيّارونpilotenпилоты, лётчики조종사

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