Ukraine claims that Russian “shaheeds” hit Romania and has relevant evidence, but Bucharest categorically denies this information.
On Monday, official Kyiv said that at least one Russian Shahed kamikaze drone, which was shot down at night in one of the Ukrainian ports in the Danube Delta, fell across the river into the territory of NATO member Romania.
The situation itself indicates a potentially serious escalation of Moscow’s war against Ukraine, but Bucharest has strongly protested that its territory has been attacked. If the “shaheeds” really flew to Romania, read in the story.
statement of Ukraine
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of our country, citing the data of the border guards, said that on the night of September 4, during the Russian attack in the area of Izmail port, “Shaheds” fell and were blown up on Romanian territory.
“This is another confirmation that Russian missile terror poses a great threat not only to the security of Ukraine, but also to the security of neighboring countries, including NATO members,” said the spokesperson of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry which is Oleg Nikolenko.
He also called on Ukraine’s partners to accelerate the provision of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with additional modern anti-missile and air defense systems, as well as combat aviation, which will “strengthen the protection of Ukraine’s infrastructure, as well as the neighboring. state.”
Later, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine informed colleagues in Romania about the recording of two explosions of Russian UAVs in Romania.
“It was also proposed to provide possible information about these cases. So far, the response from the Romanian side has not been received,” said Andrei Demchenko, the department’s spokesman, in a commentary on LIGA.net.
Opposition of Bucharest
The Romanian Ministry of Defense categorically denied Ukraine’s information about the downing of Russian drones in the country.
The department noted that they strictly followed Moscow’s attacks that night and, they said, the drones never created a “direct military threat” to Romania’s national territory or territorial waters.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba strongly reacted to such a message from Bucharest.
“It makes no sense to deny that someone fell there,” he said, citing photo and video evidence.
The minister also described Romania’s announcement as an “inclination to try not to escalate … to avoid getting involved in a direct conflict.”
Later in Washington, the US State Department said it was aware of Ukraine’s announcement but had sent a request to the Romanian government and was awaiting a response. The Pentagon declined to comment at all.
What the eyewitnesses say
The head of the Odessa region, Oleg Kiper, said that 17 “shaheeds” were intercepted on Monday morning in the Izmail district, “but, unfortunately, there were also strikes” on warehouses and other buildings -industry, agricultural machinery and industrial equipment.
Tudor Cernega, the mayor of the Romanian town of Catalchioy, said that “heavy bombing” took place in the Izmail region, adding: “But about the drone in Romania, no, no, no. I don’t know anything. yet.”
Reuters journalists also interviewed residents of the Romanian border village of Plauru. Daniela Tanase, whose home overlooks the Ukrainian port of Izmail across the river, said she was not aware of the explosions on the Romanian coast but could not say for sure.
“We heard drones, gunfire and air defense systems across the river… We saw a light in the distance from our window, it was raining last night,” the woman told the media.
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Source: korrespondent
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