MApN: New drone attacks near border; RO-ALERT message issued for northern Tulcea County
The Ministry of National Defence's (MApN) radar surveillance system detected a group of five airborne targets at 1:27 am on the night of Wednesday to Thursday in the area of the town of Izmail, over Ukrainian territory. Two Romanian Air Force F-16 aircraft from the 86th Borcea Air Base were scrambled.
According to a ministry press release sent to AGERPRES, the National Military Command Centre notified the Inspectorate General for Emergency Situations that measures should be taken to alert the population in northern Tulcea County, which sent an RO-ALERT message at 1:30 am.
'Ground-based radars detected an airborne target entering national airspace approximately 2 km south of the town of Pardina. The target remained in national airspace for approximately ten minutes, along the Chilia branch of the Danube, after which it left Romanian territory for Ukraine approximately 13 km south-west of the town of Chilia Veche. Shortly after leaving Romanian airspace, explosions were reported on Ukrainian territory,' the press release reads.
The air alert issued for northern Tulcea County ended at 2:42 am, the quoted source also said. AGERPRES (RO - writing by: Mihai Stoica; EN - writing by: Adina Panaitescu)
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