After detecting groups of drones moving towards the territory of Ukraine near the Romanian border”, an alert was issued in the municipalities of Tulkea and Galats,
As the ministry announced, the radar surveillance system “indicated a possible unauthorized crossing of the national airspace” and a signal was observed moving towards Galac.
The Romanian Ministry of Defense informed that
no falling objects have been observed on the territory of Romania, however, search operations will continue on Saturday.
Around midnight, residents of Galats and Tulkeas, located across the Danube from the Ukrainian port of Reni, received a warning to seek shelter. The warning was lifted two hours later.
Since Russia pulled out of the so-called grain deal that guaranteed safe exports of Ukrainian grain to the Black Sea, Moscow has stepped up strikes on the Odesa and Mykolaiv regions in southern Ukraine, which have important infrastructure for grain exports.
This month, Romanian soldiers built shelters for residents of the village of Plauri in the east of the country to go to in case of an air raid. The shelters were set up after the remains of a drone were found in the area.
Since Russia launched a renewed invasion of Ukraine last February, NATO has been trying to prevent the war from spreading on the alliance’s territory.
2023-09-30 09:50:00
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