Romanian Foreign Ministry summons Russian ambassador over drone incident

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“This is a new violation of Romania’s airspace, contrary to international law,” the ministry said, calling for an end to the repeated attacks on the Ukrainian population and civilian infrastructure. [Shutterstock/Liviu Gherman]

Romania’s Foreign Ministry summoned Russian Ambassador Valeri Kuzmin on Thursday in response to the latest incident involving a Russian drone that fell on Romanian territory overnight.

Following an overnight on-site investigation, joint teams from the Defence and Interior Ministries reported a 1.5-metre deep crater resulting from the uncontrolled crash of a drone used in the attack on Ukrainian port infrastructure. The incident occurred in an uninhabited area about 4 kilometres upstream from Grindu.

Romania immediately notified NATO of the situation.

In response to continued Russian drone attacks on Ukrainian port infrastructure near the Ukrainian-Romanian border, Romanian Air Force F-16s and German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft conducted surveillance missions.

The Romanian Foreign Ministry also summoned Russian Ambassador Kuzmin and had a strong message for Russia.

This incident adds to a series of recent incidents near Romania’s border with Ukraine.

(Sebastian Rotaru | Euractiv.ro)