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Romania scrambled F-16 fighter jets on the night of 25-26 December as Russian forces attacked Odesa Oblast with drones.
Source: Romanian Ministry of Defence, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Romanian Ministry of Defence said that at 01:05 on the night of 25-26 December, two F-16 fighter jets from the 86th Air Base in Fetești were scrambled to monitor the air situation in the border area with Ukraine in the north of Tulcea County.
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The ministry’s air surveillance system detected groups of drones launched by Russia towards Ukrainian ports on the Danube.
At 01:23, residents in the northern part of Tulcea County received an air-raid warning.
During the mission, the fighter jets did not record any incursions into Romania’s national airspace. The aircraft returned to base and landed safely at 03:15.
Background:
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Romanian President Nicușor Dan said in late December, at the end of his visit to Paris, that Romania is ready to shoot down drones that violate the country’s airspace.
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Romania’s Supreme Council of National Defence in September completed the development of methodological frameworks for applying legislation on shooting down drones and military aircraft that violate the country’s airspace.
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On 17 December, the Danube Commission, an organisation comprising representatives of Danube states, decided to establish a Register of Damage from Russian Aggression on the Lower Danube.
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