Dan assured that the situation was under control. “None of the drones caused significant damage, and there were no injuries. (…) Currently, there is no longer a threat to Romanian citizens or the country's infrastructure,” wrote the president.
Drone explosions in Romania. Kyiv warned Bucharest
The first explosion occurred on Friday morning, around 10.30, near the Romanian port of Constanta on the Black Sea. Three other marine unmanned aerial vehicles were found in the same area.
Romanian Defense Minister Radu Miruta announced that Kiev had warned Bucharest about the expected moment of self-destruction of the drifting machines. Thanks to the earlier warning, the Ukrainian services managed to evacuate people from the threatened areas before the explosion occurred. The minister also pointed out the limitations of local radars.
Miruta explained that radars operating near the Black Sea port only identify metal objects moving at high altitudes.
The services evacuated over 1,300 people from the port, several beaches on the Black Sea, the neighboring Danube Delta and the roads leading there. people, Reuters reported. Deputy Minister of Interior Raed Arafat announced that no further threats were detected at the site of the drone explosion. The authorities have already lifted all restrictions introduced due to the risk of explosion.
Another drone incident in Romania
“We do not agree to transferring the war waged by Russia against Ukraine to the Romanians,” Dan stressed then.
