Romania finds possible drone fragments after Russian strikes on Ukrainian ports

The Romanian Ministry of Defense says imaginable drone fragments were recovered wrong Romania's southeastern borderline portion aft Russian strikes connected Ukrainian Danube River ports

BUCHAREST, Romania -- Possible drone fragments were recovered wrong Romania's southeastern borderline portion pursuing Russian strikes connected Ukrainian Danube River ports overnight, the Romanian Ministry of Defense said Tuesday.

Romanian radars detected groups of drones adjacent the NATO country's airspace conscionable aft midnight Tuesday, prompting the ministry to contented an alert to residents of the southeastern region.

Weather conditions did not let for combatant jets to beryllium deployed, the defence ministry said, but subject teams were capable to retrieve imaginable drone fragments immoderate 5 kilometers (3 miles) wrong Romania's borderline with Ukraine.

Breaches of Romania's airspace by drones person go increasingly frequent successful caller months arsenic Russia targets Ukrainian Danube River ports conscionable crossed the border. Officials person stated that samples collected from sites wherever drone fragments were recovered person been akin to those utilized by the Russian army.

Romania and Poland are now deploying a caller weapons system to support against Russian drones pursuing a spate of incursions into NATO airspace successful caller months that exposed the alliance’s vulnerabilities and enactment Europe connected edge.

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