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Posted on December 27, 2024
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Romania's radar detected a likely drone breaching its airspace in Tulcea County, near Ukraine. The defense ministry alerted locals, but no impact was found.
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's radar systems detected late on Thursday a small flying object, likely a drone, breaching national airspace up to 6 km inland in the southeastern county of Tulcea, the defence ministry said.
The European Union and NATO state, which shares a 650 km (400 mile) border with Ukraine, has had Russian drone fragments fall on its territory repeatedly over the past year and a half as Moscow attacks Ukrainian port infrastructure.
The ministry said the radar first picked up the signal at 1904 GMT, 15 km east of Chilia Veche in Tulcea County.
It alerted the population of the county to take cover and began procedures to scramble fighter jets, but the radar lost the signal at 1909 GMT.
"There is no information about a possible target impact on national territory," the ministry said.
In October, radar picked up several drone signals on separate days breaching Romanian airspace, with fighter jets unable to see them and no crash sites identified, and officials said the incidents might have been examples of cyber interference.
(Reporting by Luiza Ilie; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)
The main topic is the detection of a likely drone breaching Romanian airspace in Tulcea County.
The ministry alerted the population to take cover and initiated procedures to scramble fighter jets.
No impact or crash site was identified after the radar lost the signal.
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