NATO comments on the downing of Russian Shahed drones in Romania
Kyiv • UNN
Fragments of Russian drones are found in Romania after a night attack on Ukraine. NATO announces that there are no signs of a deliberate attack on the alliance's territory.
Romania said it found fragments of Russian drones on its territory on Thursday, while NATO said it saw no signs of a deliberate attack on the alliance's territory after Moscow forces fired 38 long-range drones into Ukraine overnight. This was reported by Reuters, according to UNN.
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Ukraine's Air Force has destroyed 25 Russian drones, its commander reports on Telegram. Three drones “were lost after crossing the state border with Romania,” he added.
The Romanian Ministry of Defense reports that it has found fragments of a Russian Geran 1/2 drone near the village of Plauru on the other side of the Danube River from the port city of Izmail in southern Ukraine, which was attacked for the second night in a row.
Commenting on reports of the wreckage, a NATO spokesman said there were no signs of a deliberate attack on the alliance's territory.
“While NATO has no information about a deliberate Russian attack on Alliance territory, these actions are irresponsible and potentially dangerous,” the spokesman said in a statement.
The ministry added that two Finnish F-18 fighter jets, which are part of NATO's air control mission in Romania, were raised to monitor the attack.
The search for other fragments is ongoing, and all the places where the drones could have fallen “were outside residential areas, and no infrastructure elements were damaged,” the statement said.
Romania shares a 650 km border with Ukraine, and over the past year, fragments of Russian drones have repeatedly landed on its territory.
