Romania has detected a violation of its airspace by a Russian drone and has deployed its F-16 fighters to monitor the area.
A Russian drone violated Romanian airspace during nighttime attacks on neighboring Ukraine, the member of NATOurging Moscow to stop what he called an escalation.
The incident occurred as Russia carried out attacks against “civilian targets and port infrastructure” across the Danube river in Ukraine, Romania’s Ministry of National Defense said.
Romania deployed F-16 fighter jets to monitor its airspaceand NATO allies were kept informed, according to the Ministry. Romanian emergency authorities also issued text alerts to residents of two eastern regions.
Preliminary data indicate that there may be an “impact zone” in an uninhabited area near the Romanian village of Peripravasaid the Ministry. He added that an investigation is underway.
They were discovered fragments of a Russian drone near the city of Plaurulocated on the other side of the Danube River, opposite the Ukrainian port city of Izmail.
The Romanian Ministry of Defense strongly condemned Russian attacks on Ukrainecalling them “unjustified and in serious contradiction with the norms of international law.”
Mircea Geoana, outgoing NATO deputy secretary general and former top Romanian diplomat, has stated that The military alliance also condemns the violation of theromanian airspaceby Russia.
