“Romania raised F-16 fighter jets on the night of December 26, when Russian occupation forces attacked Odesa region with drones.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “European Truth” with reference to the Ministry of Defense of Romania
Details: The Romanian Ministry of Defense said that on the night of December 26 at 01:05, two F-16 fighters from the 86th Air Base in Feteşti were taken into the air to monitor the situation in the airspace of the border zone with Ukraine, in the north of Tulcea County.
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The aerial surveillance system of the country’s Ministry of Defense detected groups of drones launched by the Russian Federation in the direction of Ukrainian ports on the Danube.
At 01:23 a.m., the population of the northern part of Tulcea county received an air alert.
During the mission, the fighters did not record any incursions into the national airspace. The planes returned to the base and landed safely at 03:15 at night.
Prehistory:
- Speaking to reporters at the end of his visit to Paris in December, Romanian President Nicushor Dan said Romania was ready to shoot down drones that would violate the country’s airspace.
- In September, the Supreme National Defense Council of Romania completed the development of a methodological framework for the application of legislation on shooting down drones and military aircraft that violate the country’s airspace.
- On December 17, the Danube Commission – a body consisting of representatives of the Danube states – decided to create a Register of Damages from Russian Aggression on the Lower Danube.