On Wednesday evening, Romania scrambled two F-16 fighter jets in response to a drone entering its airspace during Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
According to a press release from the Romanian Ministry of National Defense.
“MoND radars signaled the presence of a drone in the area adjacent to the national airspace, which determined the preventive activation of air defence systems, and at around 5:50 p.m., two F-16 aircraft deployed to Feteşti Air Base were scrambled, according to air policing procedures,” the statement said.
At 18:07, a Ro-Alert notification was issued for residents in northern Tulcea County.
“The unmanned aerial vehicle briefly entered the national airspace, in the area of Sfântu Gheorghe, without endangering people's lives, and exited north of Sulina, flying only over the territorial waters,” the ministry added.
Alert measures were lifted around 18:45, and no debris from the aircraft was found in the area.
“The Ministry of National Defence strongly condemns the Russian Federation's attacks on the Ukrainian civilian infrastructure. These actions represent a serious violation of international law and a threat to regional security,” the statement emphasized.
