The MoD detected an aerial target near the border / RO-Alert issued in northern Tulcea County

An aerial target was detected on the night of Friday to Saturday over Ukrainian territory, heading toward the border with Romania, north of the village of Plauru, Tulcea County. The Ministry of National Defence states that the object did not enter national airspace.

The MoD radar system identified the target on Saturday, October 17. As a precautionary measure, two F-18 aircraft belonging to the Spanish Air and Space Force, deployed for Enhanced Air Policing, were scrambled from Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base 57.

The National Military Command Center notified the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations, and the authorities sent an RO-Alert message to residents of northern Tulcea County. The alert was issued at 1:54 a.m.

According to the MoD, no incursions into Romania’s airspace were reported. The air situation returned to normal, and the alert ended at 2:30 a.m. The target was detected amid the continuous monitoring of the border area, against the backdrop of military activities taking place in Ukraine.