{"id":38932,"date":"2025-11-19T10:32:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T10:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/war-in-ukraine\/romania-in-addition-to-poland-scrambled-fighter-jets-amid-russias-attack-on-ukraine-it-detected-a-drone-in-its-airspace\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T10:32:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T10:32:04","slug":"romania-in-addition-to-poland-scrambled-fighter-jets-amid-russias-attack-on-ukraine-it-detected-a-drone-in-its-airspace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/war-in-ukraine\/romania-in-addition-to-poland-scrambled-fighter-jets-amid-russias-attack-on-ukraine-it-detected-a-drone-in-its-airspace\/","title":{"rendered":"Romania, in addition to Poland, scrambled fighter jets amid Russia's attack on Ukraine: it detected a drone in its airspace"},"content":{"rendered":"

Romanian and German fighter jets were scrambled due to the detection of a drone in Romanian airspace amid Russia's massive attack on Ukraine. The drone disappeared from radars after penetrating 8 km into national airspace.<\/p>\n

\"Romania,<\/p>\n

In Romania, two German Eurofighter Typhoon fighters and two Romanian F-16s were scrambled overnight amid a massive Russian attack on Ukraine. The Romanian Air Force detected a drone in national airspace, the country's Ministry of National Defense reported on November 19, writes UNN.<\/p>\n

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Two German Eurofighter Typhoon fighters, stationed at the 57th Mihail Kog\u0103lniceanu Air Base to perform enhanced air policing tasks, took to the air on the night of November 18-19 at 00:25 (local time) to monitor the air situation on the border with Ukraine after Russian airstrikes in the area of the river border with Romania.<\/p>\n

– reported the Romanian ministry.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As stated, "at 00:20 (local time), a Ro-Alert notification was sent to the population of the northern part of Tulcea County. The signal of a drone that penetrated approximately 8 km into national airspace – from Vylkove towards Periprava and Chilia Veche – was recorded for several minutes and then disappeared from radars."<\/p>\n

"The drone periodically appeared on radars for approximately 12 minutes, starting from Coliba\u0219i (Republic of Moldova) to Folte\u0219ti, and then in the Oancea area (Romania). A Ro-Alert message was sent to the northern part of Gala\u021bi County at 00:59 (local time)," the report says.<\/p>\n

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Two more Romanian Air Force F-16 aircraft took off from the 71st Air Base in C\u00e2mpia Turzii.<\/p>\n

– noted the Romanian Ministry of Defense.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Eurofighter aircraft, as stated, landed at Mihail Kog\u0103lniceanu Air Base at 01:50 local time, and the Romanian Air Force F-16s returned to C\u00e2mpia Turzii Air Base around 02:30 local time.<\/p>\n

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No collision of any aircraft with the ground was reported. Specialist teams are ready to begin searches in the area.<\/p>\n

– noted the Romanian Ministry of Defense.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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On Wednesday, November 19, allied fighters and an early warning radar aircraft were also scrambled in Poland due to Russian missile strikes on the western regions of Ukraine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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