Romania’s president says that the events represent a real security risk for Romanians living in the border areas with Ukraine. Farmers who make a living from farming near the border live in danger. In a short time, parts from three Russian drones have crashed on the Romanian side of the border. There are many indications that the drones have fallen on the Romanian side by accident and that ports in Ukraine have been the target of the drone attacks. One of the shelters is starting to take shape. Photo: MIHAI BARBU / AFP Several craters show the danger farmers in the area are exposed to. Now they get an outstretched hand. Soldiers have been dispatched to build shelters for the residents of the border area, writes France 24. The news agency Reuters writes that there have been three cases where Russian drones have detonated and drone parts have fallen on the Romanian side of the border. Soldiers are deployed to build bomb shelters. Photo: MIHAI BARBU / AFP For the second time in a week and for the third time in September, parts of a drone of the same type used by the Russian military have been found on the ground in Romania. – Unacceptable violation This is stated by the Romanian Ministry of Defence. – The discovery indicates an unacceptable violation of Romanian airspace, says Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis. He believes the drone originates from Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports along the Danube. President of Romania Klaus Werner Iohannis. Photo: Susan Walsh / AP Iohannis further says that the incident involves a real security risk for Romanians living in the border areas with Ukraine. – Not a deliberate attack NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said after the first drone hit Romanian territory in early September, that he has spoken to President Iohannis about the matter. Stoltenberg also said that there is no indication that the drone was a deliberate attack on NATO. When the first drone struck on September 6, Romania’s defense minister said parts of what may have been a Russian drone fell on Romanian territory. If so, it is serious, said the president. First rejected the reports Early last week, Romania’s government rejected Ukrainian information that Russian drones had detonated and fallen over Romanian territory. Farmer Costica Tanasa is one of those who feel unsafe after parts from Russian drones have hit the local area. Photo: MIHAI BARBU / AFP However, Defense Minister Angel Tilvar opened up on Wednesday that parts of what may have been a drone fell in Romania. Whether it is the same Russian drone that was mentioned on Monday is unclear. – I confirm that parts that may have belonged to a drone have been found, says Tilvar, according to HotNews. A crater bears witness to the dangers faced by farmers in the border area. Photo: MIHAI BARBU / AFP On Wednesday, President Iohannis said that what is happening could be a serious breach of sovereignty. – If it is confirmed that the parts belonged to a Russian drone, such a situation is unacceptable and a serious violation of Romania’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, says the president. Since July, when Russia withdrew from the grain agreement that provided safe exports of grain and other foodstuffs via the Black Sea, the country has attacked several Ukrainian ports. These ports are located along the Danube River, which borders Romania.
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