The Romanian Army has detected some of the cruise missiles used by Russia to bomb the cities in southern Ukraine, they were detected while moving through the airspace of the Republic of Moldova towards the targets in Odesa and Vinita, during these mornings.
The Romanian Army says that these missiles never entered Romania's airspace, and assumes that they were launched from naval or land platforms in the west of the Crimean Peninsula.
The structures of the General Staff of the Air Force, which performs the permanent combat service for the surveillance of Romania's airspace, detected on Monday, October 10, in the time interval 8.05-9.09, three aerial targets that evolved in the airspace related to the northwestern Black Sea basin, to the airspace of Ukraine (Odessa and Vinnytsia regions).
Air targets also flew over the airspace of the Republic of Moldova. From the analysis of the evolution trajectories and flight parameters, it turned out that the aerial targets were, most likely, cruise missiles launched from naval or land platforms in the west of the Crimean Peninsula. The aerial targets in question did not pose a danger to the territory of Romania or to the safety of Romanian and NATO air traffic.
The surveillance and research radars within the Romanian Air Force are part of the national command and control system of Romania and NATO and ensure the information and early warning of military and political decision-makers in Romania and the Alliance.
The leadership of the Ministry of National Defense condemns in the strongest terms the war of aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, expressing full support for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of the neighboring country. Today's brutal actions, which targeted heavily populated civilian areas, seriously violate any norm of international humanitarian law and, implicitly, of the United Nations Charter.
