Italy to send military contingent and fighter jets to Romania — La Repubblica
Italy is sending about 100 military personnel and several fighter jets to Romania. The purpose of the deployment is to train the Romanian army and strengthen its capabilities in countering threats from Russia.
This was reported by La Repubblica.
According to the report, the mission was planned in advance, but the incident involving the crash of a Russian drone in Galați on May 29 accelerated its launch.
According to government sources, the current operation will differ from a standard NATO air patrol mission. It will be conducted at the Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base and will last about a month.
The arrival of Italian troops is expected on June 15. Soldiers at the military base in Constanta will train their Romanian colleagues to shoot down drones.
The mission will be accompanied by fighter jets, but it is also possible that other aircraft will be involved. Specifically, drones designed to shoot down other unmanned aerial vehicles.
Earlier, Romania explained why it did not intercept the Russian drone that struck a house
Video: A Russiandrone crashed into a residential building in Romania.
During the Russian strike on the Odesa region on April 25, Russian drones were moving along the border with Romania. British aircraft patrolling Romanian airspace tracked their routes. Later, drone debris was found in border areas of Romania.
The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Russian ambassador over the incident involving a drone crash near the city of Galați.
