Press Release

On Wednesday morning, October 14, the radar surveillance system of the Ministry of National Defence detected aerial targets operating near the town of Vylkove, on the Ukrainian territory, close to the border with Romania.

The National Militray Command Centre notified the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations in order to implement alert measures for the population in the northern part of Tulcea County. At 6:39 AM, a RO-Alert message was issued.

Two Romanian Air Force F-16 aircraft and one IAR-330 SOCAT helicopter were scrambled.

According to data provided by the radar surveillance systems, the aerial targets did not enter the national airspace. The situation remains dynamic, and we will provide further details as they become available.

The Press Office