Romania scrambles jets after Russian drone enters NATO airspace for the 2nd time this week

[orangecrush]

Romanian authorities issued an alert on Saturday for the northern area of Tulcea County after a Russian drone was detected in the country’s airspace, Romanian media outlet Digi24.ro reports. Citizens were warned of potential falling objects and urged to take protective measures.

The incident follows a pattern of Russian drones violating NATO airspace in recent days. On 10 September, a wave of Russian drones entered Poland, causing alarm among NATO members.

The Romanian Ministry of National Defence said two F-16 fighter jets from Fetesti Air Base took off at 18:05 to monitor the airspace near the border with Ukraine, following Russian airstrikes on Ukrainian infrastructure along the nearby Danube river.

The jets detected the drone near Chilia Veche, tracking it for roughly 50 minutes as it operated about 10 kilometers inside Romanian territory before disappearing from radar.

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[Picturelady]

1. Testing, testing.

Putin is testing to see what he can get away with, how different countries react. Can't give him an inch or he'll take a mile.

[UTUSN]

2. Does KRASNOV know? - he doesn't read/take Intelligence briefings. Maybe his goons read DU.

[moondust]

3. Testing! Testing!

Of course Vlad the Invader is going to test NATO air defenses since the drones don't risk any of his pilots or crews. The drone incursions would seem to confirm his plan is to rebuild the Russian empire. Control of Ukraine which borders on former SSRs Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Moldova would make that plan much more achievable.