Drone crashes in Romania near Ukrainian border
A drone entered Romanian airspace on the night of 19-20 August and crashed in Tulcea County near the Ukrainian border. Romania scrambled fighter jets and a helicopter to monitor the situation.
Source: European Pravda, citing the Romanian Defence Ministry on social media
Details: The Romanian Defence Ministry's radar surveillance system detected a "group of aerial assets near the border with Ukraine" at 02:23 on 20 August.
Romania scrambled two Spanish F-18 fighter jets to monitor the situation. An IAR-330 SOCAT helicopter operated by the Romanian Air Force was also deployed for aerial reconnaissance.
The drone entered Romanian airspace approximately 13 km east of the city of Galați. At 03:24, it crashed about four kilometres north-east of the village of Grindu in Tulcea County, in an uninhabited area.
The aircraft caught fire after hitting the ground, but the fire went out on its own. No casualties or damage have been reported so far.
A team of military personnel was sent to the site to secure the area. The all-clear was given at 03:52.
Background:
- Poland scrambled its military aircraft overnight in response to Russia's latest attack on Ukraine, but no violation of Polish airspace was detected.
- Last night, Russia launched a large-scale attack on the city of Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast. Eight people were reported to have been killed in the capital and one in Kyiv Oblast, with others injured.
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