Romania scrambles fighter jets over Russian drone attack on Ukraine
www.pravda.com.ua
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:14:31 +0200
Romania scrambled fighter jets because of a largescale Russian attack on Ukraines border regions on the night of 1213 February.
Source a statement by the Romanian Ministry of Defence Details Radar monitoring and surveillance systems detected flying targets that changed flight routes in several sections of Ukraines airspace. An airraid warning was also issued for Tulcea and Galai counties.
Two Romanian Air Force F16s, followed by two Spanish Air Force Eurofighter aircraft, took off to observe and monitor the areas airspace as part of NATO Air Policing.
At around 0030, the Romanian Ministry of Defences radar systems detected an air target that briefly crossed national airspace from the direction of the Ukrainian village of Reni, approximately 1 km inland, before heading back towards Ukrainian airspace.
Meantime, there were reports of a possible impact zone in Romanian territory near the Ukrainian border, although no substantial damage was observed. At 0110, both counties issued the allclear, and the fighter jets returned to their air bases. Romania informed allied structures of the situation in real time following the attacks and is maintaining close communication with them.
Background It was also reported that during the largescale Russian attack on Ukraine, several drones flew into Moldova, one of which exploded.
The day before, Moldova reported the discovery of a drone in a field near the village of Salcia, Taraclia district.
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