Main points
- A Russian drone violated Romanian airspace, invading the Kilia area during an attack on Ukraine.
- Romania scrambled F-16 fighter jets to respond to the threat, and a warning of the threat was sent to the population.
A Russian drone invaded Romania / Collage by Channel 24 (illustrative)
On the night of May 2, during Russia's attack on Ukraine, one of the enemy drones violated Romanian airspace. The UAV briefly intruded in the area of Kilia.
Digi24 reports this with reference to the Romanian Ministry of National Defense.
What are the consequences of violating Romanian airspace?
The ministry reported that Russia again attacked Ukrainian infrastructure near the river border with Romania.
A group of twenty Russian Federation drones was detected by the radars of the Ministry of National Defense, moving towards the Izmail region (Ukraine),
– the department clarified.
Amid the threat, two F-16 fighter jets of the air police combat service took off from the air base in Feteş at around 02:00.
The Main Emergency Management Department even warned the population about the threat in the north of Tulcea County via RO-Alert.
The Romanian Defense Ministry added that radars recorded a brief violation of airspace by a drone in the Kiliya area, heading towards Izmail. At the same time, numerous explosions were heard on the Ukrainian bank of the Danube.
“The Ministry of Defense informs allied structures in real time about the situations arising from the attacks, being in constant contact with them,” the report says.
Consequences of the strikes on Ukraine
Explosions were heard in several regions of Ukraine at night and in the morning of May 2. Thus, Kharkiv was under numerous blows. In one of the districts, damage to residential buildings was recorded after a UAV hit. It is also known about the victim.
Russian drones also attacked the port infrastructure of the Odessa region. As a result, a warehouse and outbuildings were damaged. Local fires have been extinguished.