The Carpathian Vipers unit of the Romanian Air Force intercepted two Russian fighters. An official announcement was posted on the Facebook page of the Romanian Air Force.
Here’s What We Know NATO’s Air Operations Centre promptly alerted Romanian fourth-generation F-16 fighters.
They were dispatched to intercept two unknown aircraft that had entered the designated NATO area.
The F-16s positively identified the aircraft as Su-27 fighters belonging to the Russian Federation Air Force.
he Romanian F-16s safely escorted both Su-27s out of NATO’s jurisdiction before returning to their base.