The Ministry of Defense in Bucharest categorically denied information that Russian drones had fallen and exploded on Romanian territory. Earlier that day, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs made such a statement.
The Ministry of Defense categorically denies the information in the public space about the situation on the night of September 3 to 4, when Russian drones allegedly fell on Romanian territory
— stated in a statement on the Department of Defense website.
It assured that structures under the Defense Ministry had been monitoring the situation over the past two nights during Russian drone strikes on the infrastructure of Ukrainian ports on the Danube.
The means of attack used by the Russian Federation have at no time resulted in a direct military threat against Romanian territory or its territorial waters
– marked.
As indicated, the Ministry of Defense has “undertaken activities of heightened vigilance in national land, sea and airspace and contributes to strengthening the defense position and deterrence on the Eastern Flank (NATO)”.
Attacks by the Russian Federation against civilian targets and infrastructure of Ukraine are unjustified and in serious contradiction to the principles of international humanitarian law
– emphasized in the communiqué of the Romanian Ministry of Defense.
Ukraine: drones detonated on Romanian territory
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko said on Facebook Monday morning that the drones used by Russia last night to attack the Ukrainian port of Izmail on the Danube detonated on Romanian territory.
According to information from the State Border Service of Ukraine, during a massive Russian attack near the port of Izmaile, Russian Shaheds (Iran-manufactured loitering ammunition) were dropped and detonated on Romanian territory this evening.
Nikolenko wrote on Facebook.
The Ukrainian Danube ports of Reni and Izmail are on the border with Romania. In early August, the media reported that one of the Russian drones used to attack the port of Izmail had fallen on Romanian territory; The Ministry of Defense denied these reports.
The Shahed drones launched by Russia in the night from Sunday to Monday fell and exploded on Romanian territory
Oleh Nikolenko, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, said this earlier on the basis of information from the Ukrainian border guard.
According to information from the State Border Service of Ukraine, during a massive Russian attack near the port of Izmaile, Russian Shaheds (Iran-manufactured loitering ammunition) were dropped and detonated on Romanian territory this evening.
Nikolenko wrote on Facebook.
The Romanian side has not yet commented on these reports.
Izmail is one of the Ukrainian ports on the Danube, near the border with Romania.
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Source: wPolityce