US EditionDrone breaches Romanian airspace during Russian attack on neighbouring Ukraine
Romanian authorities scrambled two F-16 jets after a Russian drone entered NATO airspace, flying 10 kilometers over Romanian territory for 50 minutes without causing damage, officials said.
- Romania scrambled two F-16 fighter jets on Sept 13 when a drone breached the country’s airspace during a Russian attack on Ukrainian infrastructure, according to the defence ministry.
- The jets tracked the drone until it disappeared from radar 20 km southwest of Chilia Veche.
- The drone did not fly over inhabited areas and did not pose an immediate danger to the population, according to the defence ministry's statement.
- Romanian lawmakers had earlier approved a law allowing the army to shoot down illegal drones, although enforcement rules are still pending.
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After Poland, Russia breaches Romania's airspace, prompting Nato to ramp up security
After Poland, a Russian drone breached the Romanian airspace, raising worries among Nato over a war spilling over. The incident prompted Romania to scramble F-16 fighter jets to track the unmanned aircraft for nearly an hour.
Bucharest, Romania.- Romania, a member of NATO and the EU, warned this Saturday that a Russian drone entered its airspace, just three days after 19 Moscow aircraft raided the Polish sky, another partner of the Atlantic Alliance. The Romanian authorities stated that the aircraft violated the country's airspace during a Russian attack on infrastructure in neighbouring Ukraine, invaded by Moscow in February 2022. Bucharest's army sent two F-16s to …
Romania, a member of NATO and the EU, alert that Russian drone entered their space inmate, three days after they entered Poland.
After Poland, another NATO member country, Romania, claimed on Saturday that an unmanned aircraft had violated its airspace.
Less than four days after the spectacular intrusion into the Polish sky of 19 Russian drones, another NATO member country, Romania, claimed on Saturday that an unmanned aircraft had violated its airspace.
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