Romania lifted fighters into the air because of activity on the border with Ukraine

On the night of September 26, the Romanian Defense Ministry discovered an unidentified air target near the border with Ukraine. Romania flew fighter jets. Violations of the airspace were not recorded, the Ministry of Defense reported.

The radar surveillance system recorded an unknown object in the sky at about 00:15 local time (coincides with Moscow time) near the border Ukrainian city of Vilkovo. Two F-18 fighters flew from the air base to monitor the situation. At 1:30 a.m., the air alert was canceled, the department said.

Romania is raising fighter jets for the second time this week because of activity near Ukraine. A similar incident was recorded on September 24, when the country’s airspace was not violated.