Romania's Defense Ministry announced today that two drones probably violated the country's airspace during a Russian attack on Ukraine tonight, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
The ministry indicated that a place where a drone probably fell has been identified, and a search is underway there this morning.
Four fighter jets were scrambled after radars detected targets in Ukrainian airspace on Wednesday evening near the border with Romania, Agerpres adds.
According to the Romanian Defense Ministry, these are Russian drones that carried out a new attack on civilian objects and infrastructure located in the territory of Ukraine near the border with Romania.
The National Military Command Center notified the General Inspectorate for Emergency Management (IGSU) at around 23:00 last night in order to warn the population in the border area of Tulcea and Galati counties.
Two F-16 aircraft of the Romanian Air Force and then two Eurofighter aircraft of the Spanish Air Force, which are part of the mission to protect Romania's airspace, took off to observe and monitor the airspace. The aircraft took off from the 86th Borcea Air Base and the 57th Mihail Cogalnicanu Air Base.
The Ministry of Defense reported that radars identified around 00:30. an aerial target that briefly crossed Romanian airspace near the town of Reni, Ukraine, about a kilometer inland, then headed towards Ukrainian airspace. At the same time, a possible impact zone was reported on Romanian territory near the Romanian-Ukrainian border, about 10 kilometers east of the administrative border of the city of Galati. No material damage was reported.
At 01:10, the air alert in both counties was lifted, and the fighters later returned to the air bases.