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The Ministry of National Defense detected a drone at the border of Romania with Ukraine. A military helicopter was deployed for monitoring.

Ana Maria Eftene

26 August 2026, 11:58

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The Ministry of National Defense (MApN) announced on Wednesday that its radar surveillance system identified an aerial object approximately 8 kilometers north of Vâlcove, Ukraine, near the border with Romania.

As a result, an IAR-330 PUMA SOCAT helicopter of the Romanian Air Forces was launched to monitor the situation.

The National Military Command Center informed the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations, which issued a RO-ALERT message to alert the population in the north and east of Tulcea County at 1:15 PM.

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MApN: Dronă detectată la aproximativ 8 kilometri nord de Vâlcove; a fost emis mesaj RO-ALERT

Dronă detectată miercuri la prânz la graniță. Alertă aeriană în Tulcea

Încă o dronă detectată la granița României, anunță MApN

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