Overview

• On the night of August 5-6, Russian forces launched a massive drone assault on civilian energy infrastructure in Ukraine’s Ismail area less than a mile from Romania’s border.
• Romania’s radar systems detected the drones over Ukrainian airspace near Tulcea County at 1:10 a.m., triggering a county-wide RO-Alert to warn residents.
• Two F-16 jets were scrambled to patrol Romania’s national airspace and remain on high alert despite no incursions being recorded.
• The strike destroyed oil and gas pipelines at the Orlivka plant in Odesa, unleashing a fireball visible across the Danube River.
• Bucharest is updating NATO partners in real time on its air defense posture, with security checks underway along the border to prevent escalation.