A spokesman for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said that Russian drones fell and exploded on the territory of Romania during last night’s attack in the Danube region, Reuters reports.

Russian drones struck IzmailPhoto: shot from Twitter

UPDATE The Ministry of Defense categorically denies the information from the public space regarding the so-called situation that occurred on the night of September 3-4, when Russian drones fell on the national territory of Romania, the institution reports in a press release.

  • “Responsible structures of the Ministry of National Defense monitored in real time the situation formed as a result of attacks by Russian drones, both last night and Saturday on Sunday, on the infrastructure in the area of ​​Ukrainian ports on the Danube. The means of attack used by the Russian Federation never posed a direct military threat to the national territory or territorial waters of Romania.
  • The Department of National Defense has implemented heightened vigilance measures in the nation’s land, sea, and airspace and is contributing to strengthening defenses and deterrence on the eastern flank in accordance with the national and allied plans.
  • The Ministry of Defense once again emphasizes that these attacks by the Russian Federation against civilian objects and infrastructure in Ukraine are unjustified and deeply contradict the norms of international humanitarian law.”

Ukraine claims that Russian drones fell and exploded on the territory of Romania

“According to the State Border Service of Ukraine, yesterday evening during a massive attack by Russia in the area of ​​the Izmail port on the territory of Romania, a Russian Shahed (drones) fell and exploded,” a Ukrainian official wrote on Facebook, citing Reuters. , Oleg Nikolenko.

“This is another confirmation that the terror of Russian missiles is a huge threat not only to the security of Ukraine, but also to the security of neighboring countries, including NATO countries,” he added.

Nikolenko published a photo showing the flames from the explosion on the opposite bank of the Danube. A Ukrainian industry source told Reuters that two Russian drones had crashed on the Romanian bank of the Danube.

During the night, the Russians attacked the port of Izmail for three and a half hours

A new attack by Russian drones, which lasted three and a half hours, took place in the night from Sunday to Monday on the port of Izmail in the Odesa region of Ukraine. According to the regional governor, the strikes caused significant damage to infrastructure, and drone debris set fire to several buildings.

About 17 drones were shot down, but some reached their targets, Governor Oleg Kiper reported on Telegram. He added that according to preliminary information, there were no victims or victims.

Storage and production facilities, as well as machines and agricultural equipment were damaged in several settlements in the extended area of ​​the Izmail port, Kiper said.

The second night of Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports on the Danube

The new attack came just a day after the Russians attacked another major Ukrainian port on the Danube, Reni.

Romanian Defense Minister Angel Tilvar reacted on Sunday to the latest massive Russian drone attacks in Odesa, saying that they also targeted the infrastructure of the Reni Bridge on the Danube, located 13 kilometers from Galați, but that “There was never a direct military threat to the national territory or the territorial waters of Romania”. According to local media, explosions also rang out in Galatasaray.

The director of the zonal headquarters in Galatza, Vladu Brynza, said on Sunday regarding the attacks of Russian drones from the ports of Odesa that he received a call at one o’clock at the headquarters in Galatza, informing him that there were 4-5 explosions, among which 3 were felt by vibrations similar to an earthquake.

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The Russian Ministry of Defense said that a wave of Russian drones successfully hit fuel depots in the port of Reni, which are used by the Ukrainian military.

In recent weeks, Reni and Izmail have been repeatedly attacked by Russian drones.

“Russian terrorists continue to attack the port infrastructure in the hope of causing a food crisis and hunger in the world,” accused Andriy Yermak, the head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine.