The Romanian government confirmed on Wednesday that it had located fragments in an area near the border with Ukraine that appear to correspond to a ‘drone’ launched by Russian forces, following an exchange of charges and denials with Kiev.
Romania’s Defense Minister Angel Tilvar confirmed the information after authorities inspected the area in recent days to confirm whether the attacks on the other side of the border, separated by the Danube River, pose a threat to the territory of Romania. imply Romania. a country that is a member of the European Union (EU) and NATO.
Tilvar ruled out the prospect of a “threat”, despite confirming a trip to the area to comment on the latest incidents in the Danube Delta.
With this trip, the minister also wants to calm the local authorities, because of the fear of a possible expansion of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
In recent weeks, Russian forces have stepped up shelling of port areas in Ukraine’s Odessa province, with attacks on the cities of Izmail and Reni.
Russia attacked the district of Izmail on Sunday with at least twenty ‘drones’ (unmanned aerial vehicles). In this district, near the Romanian border, are the Ukrainian river ports of the Danube.
On Monday, Ukraine’s foreign ministry denounced the crash of some of the “drones” Moscow used in the Romanian border region, saying it had “photographic evidence”.
However, Romania’s defense ministry “categorically” denied Kiev’s allegations.
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis admitted on Tuesday that the recent attacks in southern Ukraine took place “very close” to the border with Romania.
“We had attacks (…) recorded 800 meters from our border. Very, very close,” Klaus Iohannis said at a press conference alongside Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel.
The Russian military offensive on Ukrainian territory, launched on February 24 last year, plunged Europe into what is considered the most serious security crisis since World War II (1939-1945).
Ukraine’s western allies have been arming Kiev and passing successive sanctions packages against Russian interests to try to reduce Moscow’s ability to fund the war effort.
Source: DN
