Poland and Romania scrambled fighter jets in response to Russian drones over Ukraine
On the night of September 15, Poland and Romania scrambled fighter jets in response to Russian jet drones flying over western regions of Ukraine. However, no violations of either country’s airspace were recorded.
Around 4 a.m., Poland’s Operational Command stated that fighter jets had been scrambled, and that ground-based air defense systems had been placed on high alert “due to the activity of Russian Federation jet drones striking Ukrainian territory.”
At 6:30 a.m., an update was published stating that the potential threat had passed, and as a result, forces and assets were returning to standard operating procedures.
“No violations of Polish airspace were recorded,” the statement added.
Romania scrambled two F-16s
Overnight, the Romanian Army’s radar systems detected the presence of several aerial targets from the Ukrainian side near the border with Romania. Specifically, at 3:10 a.m., a target was detected 35 km north of Kiliya.
To monitor the situation, two Romanian F-16s were scrambled, and an alert was declared in the border county of Tulcea.
Two more drones were detected at 04:20, 30 km north of the village of Peripra, located on the Romanian side of the Danube across from Vilkovo; an air alert was reissued in the area.
Ultimately, no violations of Romanian airspace were recorded, and the alert was lifted at 05:18.
This was reported with reference to the Polish Armed Forces Operational Command and the Romanian Ministry of Defense.
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