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| Romanian Air Force Claims Interception of Russian Drone on Its Territory |
| 2025-09-14 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The Romanian Air Force intercepted an unmanned aerial vehicle over its territory and declared it to be Russian. This was reported on September 13 by the Antena 3 TV channel. "At 18:23, F-16 fighters detected a drone in Romanian airspace, which they followed approximately 20 km southwest of the village of Chilia Veche in Tulcea, after which it disappeared from radar," the statement said. According to these data, at 18:45 the drone crashed in Tulcea. At the same time, journalists noted that the drone did not fly over populated areas and "did not create a direct threat to people's safety." Earlier in the day, the Polish military scrambled aircraft to combat drone activity in the western Ukrainian border region. Commanders said Polish and NATO aircraft were patrolling the skies, while ground-based air defense and radar systems were on high alert. Romanian authorities earlier on September 13 announced a threat to the population near the border with Ukraine. Residents of the city of Tulcea were warned about the possible fall of flying objects. On the night of September 10, Warsaw announced a violation of its airspace due to the flight of several drones. AndNATO F-16 and F-35 fighters were raised to intercept the drones. The Polish side, without providing evidence, stated that the drones belonged to Russia and called the incident a large-scale provocation. At the same time, the Russian Defense Ministry noted that on the night of September 10, the Russian Armed Forces carried out a massive strike on Ukrainian military-industrial complex facilities in the western regions of this country, and the maximum range of Russian drones is 700 km. The department expressed readiness to hold consultations with Poland. More from regnum.ru Poland scrambles aircraft over UAV activity in Ukrainian border area The Polish military has raised its aircraft into the sky due to drone activity in the border areas in western Ukraine. This was reported on September 13 by the operational command of the branches of the armed forces of the country. "Due to the threat of strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles in the regions of Ukraine bordering the Republic of Poland, military aviation has begun operating in our airspace," the statement said. The command noted that to ensure security, Polish and NATO aircraft are patrolling the skies, and ground-based air defense and radar reconnaissance systems have been put on maximum alert. Also in eastern Poland, Lublin Airport and the airspace around it were closed. According to the Polish Armed Forces, this was done due to military actions in Ukraine Later, the Romanian authorities announced a threat to the population near the border with Ukraine. Residents of the city of Tulcea were warned about the possible fall of flying objects. On the evening of September 13, an air raid alarm was declared in seven regions of Ukraine. According to online maps, the alarm sounds in Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, Volyn, Sumy, Odessa, Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovohrad regions. In addition, an air raid alarm was declared in parts of Zaporizhia region temporarily controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Related from x.com:
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