On March 13, 2026, at approximately 10:00 a.m. local time, Romanian Ministry of National Defense scrambled two F-16 Fighting Falcon jets from the 86th Air Base in Borcea after radar detected a Russian drone breaching Romanian airspace in the southeast near Tulcea County. The drone was tracked maneuvering close to Chilia Veche, near the Ukrainian port of Vylkove. Two emergency alerts were sent to local residents warning of potential falling objects. By 11:00 a.m., radar contact was lost and it was believed the drone crashed on Romanian territory in an uninhabited area near Chilia Veche. Search teams were dispatched to locate the wreckage for technical analysis.

On March 13, 2026, at approximately 10:00 a.m. local time, Romanian Ministry of National Defense scrambled two F-16 Fighting Falcon jets from the 86th Air Base in Borcea after radar detected a Russian drone breaching Romanian airspace in the southeast near Tulcea County. The drone was tracked maneuvering close to Chilia Veche, near the Ukrainian port of Vylkove. Two emergency alerts were sent to local residents warning of potential falling objects. By 11:00 a.m., radar contact was lost and it was believed the drone crashed on Romanian territory in an uninhabited area near Chilia Veche. Search teams were dispatched to locate the wreckage for technical analysis.