“Two F-16 aircraft were immediately sent from the 86th Fetesti Air Force base and followed the drone until it disappeared from the radar near Chilia Veche,” said the defense minister. He added that the civilian population was not threatened, and the mission is still ongoing and soon more details will be disclosed.
Mosteanu emphasized that Romania defends his airspace and is vigilant to Russian aggression.
Television station Antenna 3 CNN announced that the authorities sent a message to the inhabitants of the Tulcza district at the border with Ukraine. The message cited by Digi24 was as follows: “Find a safe place in the basement or in the shelter. If there is no shelter in your area, stay at home and stand far from the windows and external walls.”
Rums of Russian drones on Romania Marco Rubio's Secretary of State Marco condemned on Saturdaycalling them “a serious violation of NATO airspace” and calling to take stronger deterrent against Moscow.
50 minutes over Romania
The unmanned aerial vehicles flew into 10 km deep into Romania and in the airspace of this country they stayed for 50 minutes – said the President of Ukraine Wołodymyr Zelnski.
According to Zelanski, strong answers are needed, for example, providing Ukraine weapons, which is still not there. “Why? Because drones fly and Ukrainians cannot shoot them down. Some drones fly into the territory of NATO countries,” he explained in the entry on the Telegram website.
Northern Romania authorities issued orders to stay at home, warning residents against the risk of landing Russian drones on the territory of Romania.
