Romanian PM comments on latest Russian UAV crash on Romanian territory
www.pravda.com.ua
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:14:30 +0200
Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has stated that the countrys air forces had tracked the course of the drone that eventually crashed on the Romanian bank of the Danube River and has emphasised that it posed no threat to Romanian citizens.
Source Digi24, a Romanian media outlet, as reported by European Pravda Details During a briefing, Ciolacu was asked whether the Romanian authorities are taking additional measures following the incident near the village of Plauru, on the Romanian bank of the Danube River opposite Izmail, where debris from a Russian UAV, used in attacks on Ukrainian Danube ports, was discovered.
The Prime Minister stated that there were no security issues for Romanian citizens during the incident.
Quote The trajectory of this UAV was known around 0155 F16 fighters were scrambled.
There were no problemsit was tracked well before it entered Romanian territory.
I saw the Ministry of Defence provide explanations in its statement...
Its very likely that after an examination, it will be determined that the UAV was shot down by Ukrainian air defences. Background On the night of 17 January, residents of Romanian villages along the Danube River received airraid warnings due to Russian UAV attacks on Ukrainian ports.
In the morning, Romanias Ministry of Defence reported that fighter jets had been deployed and confirmed the discovery of a potential UAV crash site opposite Ukraines Izmail.
This incident is the latest in a series of similar events during Russias fullscale war against Ukraine.
Since 29 September, NATO has enhanced its airspace surveillance over Romania, deploying an additional Airborne Warning and Control System AWACS aircraft.
Russian UAVs have repeatedly crashed in Moldova.
In early September, a Russian Shahed drone entered Latvian territory via Belarus and crashed there.
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