Vâlcove
- Jul 24
Russian drones detected 33 km from Romanian border; RO-Alert issued in Tulcea, helicopter scrambled
Romanian radar picked up a group of aerial targets at 00:10 on 24 July, about 33 km north of the Danube border, following Russian strikes on Ukraine. An IAR-330 Puma helicopter took off and a RO-Alert warned Tulcea residents to shelter.
- Jul 19
Romanian radar detects aerial targets near Ukraine border, triggering air alert in Tulcea
A group of aerial targets was spotted 15 km east of Vâlcove, Ukraine, on Sunday afternoon. No Romanian airspace was breached.
- Jun 21
British Eurofighters scramble as Russian drone strikes near Romanian border trigger RO-Alert in Tulcea
During the night of 20 to 21 June, Russian forces launched drone strikes on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine close to the Romanian river border, prompting a RO-Alert in northern Tulcea county and the scramble of two British Eurofighter Typhoons.
