Chilia Veche, Tulcea County, Romania
45.42, 29.29
(approximate)
What Happened
A Russian drone was detected inside Romanian airspace and two F-16s were scrambled at 18:05 to monitor the Ukrainian border. The fighters intercepted the drone and tracked it for around 50 minutes, from Chilia Veche to Pardina, until it crossed back into Ukraine. Permission to shoot it down was granted, but the pilots declined to fire because of the risk of collateral damage on the ground. Romania summoned the Russian ambassador afterwards.
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