Romania / 2023-08-03-ro-1
airspace incident: Romanian airspace near the border with Ukraine (2023-08-03)
/ date of the event
What happened
Shahed drones were confirmed to have flown through Romanian airspace for the first time, probably in order to bypass Ukrainian air defences. Romanian officials said there was no military threat to the country but condemned the Russian strikes on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure.
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
Sources
- Naruszenia przestrzeni powietrznej nieobjętej działaniami wojennymi podczas wojny rosyjsko-ukraińskiej
pl.wikipedia.org / secondary source
supports: the record