On April 29, one of the Russian drones violated the airspace of Romania. About this reported press service of the Ministry of Defense of Romania.
The agency noted that Russian troops carried out a series of drone strikes on civilian objects and objects of the port infrastructure of Ukraine near the Romanian border. In this regard, an air alert was announced in Tulcea County, and a corresponding warning was sent to residents of the northeastern part of the region through the RO-ALERT system.
Two F-16 fighter jets of the Romanian Air Force and two Eurofighters of the Italian Air Force took to the air to monitor and protect the airspace. The air alert was canceled on April 29 around 04:50, after which the fighters returned to their bases.
According to the Romanian Ministry of Defense, the radar system detected that the trajectory of one of the drones may have briefly crossed Romanian airspace at a depth of up to 500 meters in an area approximately eight kilometers east of the village of K. AND. Rossetti in Tulcea County. The last contact with the target was recorded on the territory of Ukraine, the military said.
The agency added that the military will conduct a survey of areas where drone debris may have fallen, and will continue airspace monitoring missions.
