Suspected Drone Fragments Found in Romania After Russian Air Attacks Over Ukraine

While European officials have blamed some of the incursions on Russia, Moscow has denied connection to the incidents.

A ferry navigates the open waters of the Danube river after leaving Ukraine, seen from the Romanian border, at the Isaccea-Orlivka border crossing on March 24, 2022. Andreea Alexandru/AP Photo

Potential fragments from a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) were found 3 miles within Romanian territory following Russian air attacks on Ukrainian ports on the Danube, the Romanian Ministry of National Defence (MoND) said on Nov. 11.

In a statement, MoND said that its radars detected the presence of UAVs in an area neighboring Romanian airspace, which triggered “preventative activation of air defence systems.” Weather conditions did not permit the scrambling of fighter jets.