MoND: A drone briefly entered Romania’s airspace near Sulina

An aerial target detected on Wednesday near Romania’s border briefly entered the country’s airspace, east of the town of Sulina, over the Black Sea. The aircraft was tracked by the radar surveillance system of the Ministry of National Defence before returning to Ukrainian airspace.

The National Military Command Center notified the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations, and the authorities ordered residents in eastern and northern Tulcea County to be alerted. At 10:19 a.m., residents in the areas concerned received a RO-ALERT message.

To monitor the situation, two F-16 aircraft belonging to the Romanian Air Force, from the 86th Air Base in Borcea, were scrambled. According to the Ministry of National Defence, after briefly entering Romanian airspace, the target entered Ukrainian airspace, where it was shot down by air defenses.

The air-raid alert remained in effect until 11:22 a.m., when the authorities announced that it had ended. The incident occurred amid air attacks carried out near Romania’s border with Ukraine.