The drone crossed into Romanian airspace at around 4 a.m. local time in the Gura Portiţei area but the combat aircraft did not have visual contact with the target at any point, and the radar signal was lost half an hour later, south of Cogealac, News.ro reported, according to a translation.

Romanian forces scrambled their fighter jets on the night of 18-19 October because of a small Russian air target approaching Romania's airspace and violating the border. Source: Romanian Ministry of Defence on the morning of 19 October,

An unidentified aerial object entered Romania on the night of October 19, prompting the country to deploy aircraft, according to the press service of the Romanian Ministry of Defense. Around 2:30 a.m.

Since Thursday, the Romanian Ministry of Defense has twice reported the presence of a "small flying object" that entered the country's airspace over the Black Sea. Four fighter jets were scrambled from Romanian bases.

Since Thursday, the Romanian Ministry of Defence has reported twice the presence of a "small flying object" entering the country's airspace over the Black Sea. Four fighter jets were dispatched from Romanian bases in response.