Drone Crosses Into Moldovan, Romanian Airspace Amid Russian Attack on Ukraine
A drone entered Moldovan airspace early Monday before crossing into Romania, amid a Russian drone attack on Ukrainian cities overnight, Moldova's Ministry of Defense reported. The drone briefly triggered airspace restrictions in southern Moldova and was later tracked over Romania's Galați County, prompting Romania to scramble two F-16 jets and a helicopter. The drone's origin has not been…
At 5:55 a.m. on Monday, a drone breached Moldovan airspace, having originated from the Ukrainian Odesa region, according to Moldova's Defense Ministry. The unmanned aerial vehicle then crossed into Romania at 6:09 a.m., heading towards the Vedești area in Romania's Galați County. The Ministry of Defense in Moldova imposed airspace restrictions for 15 minutes prior to the drone's departure, which was later confirmed to be without a known origin.
This incident coincided with Russian air attacks on Ukrainian cities that had taken place overnight. Romania's Ministry of Defense reported that its radar systems detected intermittent signals in Moldova's airspace near Cahul at approximately 6 a.m., with further signals appearing over Târgu Bujor in Romania's Galați County. In response, two Romanian Air Force F-16 fighter jets and an IAR-330 SOCAT helicopter were deployed to monitor the situation.
An alert was issued via the RO-Alert system at 6:12 a.m. This was the second time in the last three days that a drone had entered Moldovan airspace following Russian attacks on Ukraine, following a comparable event on August 22.
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