Romania / Moldova / 2025-11-19-ro-1
airspace incident: Periprava and Chilia Veche (Romania); Gagauzia and Colibași (Moldova); re-entry near Oancea (2025-11-19)
/ date of the event
What happened
A Russian drone entered Romanian airspace around 00:20 near Vylkove, penetrated about 8 kilometres into Romanian territory near Periprava and Chilia Veche, then crossed into Ukraine. Minutes later it entered Moldovan airspace over Gagauzia, flew over Colibași, and re-entered Romanian airspace near Oancea before 01:00. Four jets, two Romanian and two German, were scrambled but the drone's radar signal was lost.
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
- Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022-present)
en.wikipedia.org / secondary source
supports: the record