Romania / 2022-03-14-ro-1
airspace incident: Bistrița-Năsăud County (2022-03-14)
/ date of the event
What happened
A Russian Orlan-10 reconnaissance drone crashed in Bistrița-Năsăud County, about 100 km from the border with Ukraine; a navigation failure was the most likely cause. It was initially taken for a private commercial drone, but was soon identified as a Russian army machine.
The word "Russian" in this description comes from the source's account of where the object was made or what type it is. It is not a finding about who sent it or on whose orders. This record carries no assessment of responsibility: see the attribution band below.
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
Source discrepancy
Polish and English Wikipedia give different dates; the PL date was kept. EN value still to be recorded.
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