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UAV event in Tulcea, Nufăru area, Romania on Wed 13th September 2023

13th September 2023

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Elements of a possible drone were identified on NATO-member Romania's territory, the defence ministry said on Wednesday, following Russian drone attacks on Izmail in southern Ukraine, just across the border.

Attacks on Ukraine's river ports, just hundreds of metres from the Romanian border, have increased security risks for NATO whose members have a mutual defence commitment.

If confirmed, it would be the third time that such fragments have been found on Romanian territory in recent days.

"The crew of an IAR 330 Puma helicopter of the Romanian Air Force ... (identified) fragments that could have come from a drone, dispersed over an area of several dozen metres," the defence ministry said in a statement.

It said that the fragments were seen in the area of the towns of Nufarul and Victoria, in Tulcea county.

Earlier, the defence ministry had said emergency services had received calls about possible cases of drones coming down in the area.

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