Romania / 2022-02-24-ro-1
airspace incident: Bacău (95th Air Base) (2022-02-24)
/ date of the event
What happened
A Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 suffered technical problems resulting in loss of communication and accidentally entered Romanian airspace on the first day of the full-scale invasion. Romanian F-16s intercepted it and escorted it to the 95th Air Base at Bacău. The aircraft was returned to Ukraine on 1 March.
Responsibility and limits of the evidence
not assessed
Nobody has yet assessed responsibility for this record. Not assessed is not the same as not established.
Impact
- killed
- not established
- injured
- not established
- damage
- not established
Sources
- Naruszenia przestrzeni powietrznej nieobjętej działaniami wojennymi podczas wojny rosyjsko-ukraińskiej
pl.wikipedia.org / secondary source
supports: the record
- Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022-present)
en.wikipedia.org / secondary source
supports: the record