Romanian MiG-21 fighter jet and IAR-330 Puma helicopter crashed in Dobrudja region. The Romanian Ministry of Defense announced that the wreckage of the IAR-330 Puma helicopter, which went to search for the wreckage after the crash of the warplane and crashed in the same area, was found.
A 911 caller said he heard a few airplane sounds, then saw something fall from the sky and there was a big explosion.
LOST ON THE RADAR WHILE ON PATROL
Romanian Ministry of Defense Spokesperson Constantin Spanu, in a statement on his social media account, stated that the Romanian MiG-21 fighter jet, which disappeared from the radar while conducting an air patrol over Dobruja, lost its radio connection with the control tower at 20:03.
Spokesperson Spanu announced that after the crash of the MiG-21 fighter plane, the IAR-330 Puma helicopter, which went to search the wreckage of the plane at 20:21, lost its radio connection with the control tower at 20:44 in the same region.
7 SOLDIERS LOSE LIVES IN HELICOPTER
Stating that the search and rescue efforts continue for the pilot of the MiG-21 fighter, Spanu shared that he did not have detailed information about the pilot’s condition and that 7 soldiers in the helicopter lost their lives.
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED NEAR SNAKE ISLAND
On the other hand, it was reported that the accident occurred 45 kilometers away from Snake Island, which was occupied by Russia in the first days of Russia’s attack on Ukraine.