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Ukraine, Not Romania, Requested Action Against Russian Drones, FAZ Clarifies

Ukraine, Not Romania, Requested Action Against Russian Drones, FAZ Clarifies
Illustrative photo. The combat drone 'Kazhan' flies in the sky on May 31, 2024 in Donetsk region, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) agency made a mistake by writing that Romania asked Ukraine to shoot down Russian drones in Romanian airspace

In fact, it was Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha who, during his visit to Bucharest, asked his Romanian counterpart Luminita Odobescu for Romania to shoot down Russian UAVs in the skies over Ukraine.

Previously, FAZ reported that Romania was the one to call on Ukraine to intercept and shoot down Russian drones that enter its airspace.

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