RO-Alert message in the northeast of Tulcea County about a possible drone incursion / No incursions into the national airspace were reported, according to the Ministry of National Defence

A RO-Alert message was sent on Wednesday morning, October 21, in the northeastern part of Tulcea County, after the radar system of the Ministry of National Defence detected a group of aerial targets northeast of the locality of Vâlcove, in Ukrainian airspace. The population was warned about a possible drone incursion and advised to take shelter.

The National Military Command Center notified the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations to implement measures to alert residents of the northern and eastern parts of Tulcea County. The RO-Alert message was sent at 03:34.

The Ministry of Defence states that no incursions of the targets into national airspace were reported. The air alert ended at 04:02.

The Tulcea Inspectorate for Emergency Situations announced that, up to the time the information was transmitted, no calls had been registered at the 112 emergency number. The authorities continue to monitor the situation near the northeastern border.