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NEW Romania · 20:57
Two drones enter Romania's airspace from Moldova; four F-16s scrambled and drone alerts sent in six north-eastern counties
Two drones entered Romania's airspace without authorisation from the direction of the Republic of Moldova on Saturday evening, 31 October, the Defence Ministry (MApN) said. Four F-16 fighters and an IAR-330 helicopter were scrambled, and RO-Alert warnings were sent to people in Iași, Neamț, Vaslui, Botoșani, Bacău and Suceava counties. One drone left Romanian airspace and the second was last seen between Vaslui and Bacău. No crash was reported, and the alerts ended at 19:19.