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A drone violated Romanian airspace; RO-Alert system launched
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A drone violated Romanian airspace; RO-Alert system launched

Romanian services issued warnings to residents of several districts after detecting an unidentified air object that came from Moldova.

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  • Residents of Iasi, Suceava, Neamț, Botoszany and Vaslui counties received RO-Alerts after the detection of a Shahed-type drone that entered Romanian airspace from Moldova.
  • NATO fighters were taken into the air and the airport in Iasi suspended operations.

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A Shahed-class drone used in the conflict in Ukraine violated the airspace of Moldova and then Romania.

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According to the Digi24 website, RO-Alert warnings were received by residents of the districts of Iasi, Suceava, Neamț and Botoszana, as well as the northern part of Vaslui district. The services appealed to people to remain calm, take shelter in basements or civil protection facilities, and if they are not available, stay at home, away from windows and external walls of the building.

The Romanian Ministry of Defense reported that the air target was detected by radar at 16:47, approximately 18 kilometers north of the town of Roman.

Iasi County Prefect Costel Dolachi reported that the drone came from the Republic of Moldova and was heading towards the southern part of Iasi County or the northern part of Vaslui County.

The Moldovan Ministry of Defense announced earlier that a drone - according to preliminary findings of the type Shahed (Russian: Geran) - entered the local airspace from Ukraine. The drone was then tracked over Moldova, among others. towards Chisinau, and at At 16:37 it was supposed to leave its airspace near the town of Zagarancea, flying towards the Romanian district of Iasi.

NATO fighters in the air

Two F-18 fighters of the Spanish Air and Space Force took off at 16:39 from the 57th Air Base Mihail Kogălniceanu. The planes there perform the mission of enhanced patrolling of NATO airspace.

Iasi International Airport has temporarily suspended flights. Port director Romeo Vatră said that no connections were canceled, but all flights were suspended until the situation was clarified.

Open Questions

  • What was the purpose of the drone flight?
  • Was the drone shot down?

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This article was originally published by RMF24.

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