Romania finds possible drone shreds after Russian strikes on Ukraine

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Possible drone fragments were found inside Romania’s southeastern border region following Russian strikes on Ukrainian Danube River ports overnight, the Romanian Ministry of Defense said Tuesday.

Romanian radars detected groups of drones near the NATO country’s airspace just after midnight Tuesday, prompting the ministry to issue an alert to residents of the southeastern region.

Weather conditions did not allow for fighter jets to be deployed, the defense ministry said, but military teams were able to recover possible drone fragments some 5 kilometers (3 miles) inside Romania’s border with Ukraine.

Breaches of Romania’s airspace by drones have become increasingly frequent in recent months as Russia targets Ukrainian Danube River ports just across the border. Officials have stated that samples collected from sites where drone fragments were found have been similar to those used by the Russian army.

Romania and Poland are now deploying a new weapons system to defend against Russian drones following a spate of incursions into NATO airspace in recent months that exposed the alliance’s vulnerabilities and put Europe on edge.

罗马尼亚布加勒斯特（美联社）——罗马尼亚国防部周二表示，在俄罗斯连夜袭击乌克兰多瑙河港口后，在罗马尼亚东南部边境地区发现了疑似无人机碎片。

周二凌晨刚过，罗马尼亚雷达在北约国家罗马尼亚的领空附近探测到多组无人机，促使罗马尼亚国防部向东南部地区的居民发出警报。

国防部表示，由于天气条件不允许部署战斗机，但军事小组在罗马尼亚与乌克兰接壤的边境内约 5 公里（3 英里）处回收了疑似无人机的碎片。

近几个月来，随着俄罗斯将目标对准与罗马尼亚接壤的乌克兰多瑙河港口，无人机侵入罗马尼亚领空的事件日益频繁。官员们表示，从发现无人机碎片的地点采集的样本与俄罗斯军队使用的无人机碎片相似。

近几个月来，俄罗斯无人机多次入侵北约领空，暴露了北约的脆弱性，令欧洲感到不安。为此，罗马尼亚和波兰正在部署一种新的武器系统来防御俄罗斯无人机。