Threat at our doorstep: Russian drone violates Romanian airspace, fighter jets scrambled

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A Russian drone violated Romanian airspace on Saturday afternoon, prompting the Romanian Air Force to scramble two F-16 fighter jets. The incident highlights how the consequences of the Russia–Ukraine war are increasingly affecting NATO’s eastern borders, with President Putin continuing to test international boundaries.

Russian drone in NATO airspace

According to Romania’s Ministry of Defence, the two fighter jets took off from the Fetești airbase at 6:05 p.m. on Saturday after Russia launched drone attacks on Ukraine’s Danube ports, Maszol.ro reported. At 6:23 p.m., the military aircraft detected a drone within Romanian airspace, which they tracked until it disappeared from radar and crashed roughly 20 kilometres south-east of Chilia Veche.

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Illustration: a Belgian F-16 fighter jet. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Łukasz Golowanow & Maciek Hypś

Authorities issued a Ro-Alert warning to residents of Tulcea County at 6:12 p.m. about the potential threat, followed by another message after 8 p.m. regarding possible falling debris. While the drone did not fly over populated areas, the Ministry of Defence dispatched an expert unit to locate any wreckage. Officials emphasised that there was no direct danger to civilians.

Zelensky: “This cannot be an accident”

Ukraine was quick to respond to the incident. President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Russia carefully plans the routes and timing of its drones, suggesting the airspace breach was deliberate.

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4 Comments

  1. These are Orban and Szijjarto’s good friends that they buy oil and gas from and meet with in Minsk, Moscow and Beijing pledging their “mutual respect” while they attack Europe.

  2. Evidence is mounting that last week’s “incursion by Russian drones” into Poland may have been false-flag op by the Ukrainians.

    Sure this is (also) not one?

    It’s difficult to believe anything anymore…

    • Would you like to provide a source for the “evidence” that you claim is mounting about a false flag operation?

    • I hear that the Russian invasion of Ukraine may be a “false flag operation”. Did you get any news about that Steiner?

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