Romania lifted fighters into the air because of activity near Ukraine
Romania has scrambled fighter jets after detecting a "group of air targets" near the border with Ukraine. No violations of Romanian airspace have been recorded, the country's Ministry of National Defense said.
Romania has scrambled fighter jets after detecting a "group of air targets" near the border with Ukraine. No violations of Romanian airspace have been recorded, the country's Ministry of National Defense said.
Radars recorded unknown objects in the sky around 4:41 local time (coincides with MSK). Two F-18 fighters flew from the air base to monitor the situation. At 5:44, the air alert was canceled, the ministry said.
On May 29, a drone hit a multi-storey apartment building in the Romanian city of Galats near the border with Ukraine. There was a fire in the house, two people were injured. The authorities blamed the incident on Russia. Romania has closed the Russian Consulate General in Constanta. Russia in response closed the Consulate General of Romania in St. Petersburg and declared persona non grata employee of the Romanian Embassy.
