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Alert near Romania-Ukraine border after airborne targets detected

From Adevărul · () Romanian

Translated from Romanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Romanian military radars detected a group of airborne targets near the river border with Ukraine late Saturday night.
  • Two Spanish F-18s and a Romanian IAR 330 Puma SOCAT helicopter were placed on standby, while residents in northern Tulcea received a RO-Alert message.
  • Romania’s Defence Ministry said no breach of national airspace was reported and the alert ended after less than an hour.

Residents in northern Tulcea received a RO-Alert message after Romanian military radars detected airborne targets near the country’s river border with Ukraine late Saturday night.

The Defence Ministry said the radar system identified a group of targets at about 11:40 p.m. on September 5. Romania’s air-defence systems were placed on alert, and two F-18 aircraft from the Spanish Air and Space Force, along with a Romanian Air Force IAR 330 Puma SOCAT helicopter, were prepared for takeoff.

The National Military Command Centre notified the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations, which issued the public warning for the area close to the Ukrainian border. The RO-Alert message went out at 12:10 a.m. on September 6.

The Defence Ministry said the alert did not involve any reported penetration of Romanian national airspace. The situation returned to normal in less than an hour, and the air alert ended at 12:42 a.m.

The air-defence systems were placed on alert; two F-18 aircraft from the Spanish Air and Space Force and an IAR 330 Puma SOCAT helicopter from the Romanian Air Force were prepared for takeoff.

· Romania’s Defence MinistryThe ministry described the military response after radar operators detected airborne targets near the border.
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Originally published by Adevărul in Romanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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