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UAV event in Tulcea County, Văcăreni area, Romania on Sat 25th April 2026
25th April 2026
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Another drone wreckage was found in Romania near the border with Ukraine after fragments of another drone were found near the city of Galati. The country's Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian ambassador.
Source : Romanian Ministry of Defense in a statement on Saturday, Romanian Foreign Ministry, writes " European Pravda "
Verbatim from the Romanian Ministry of Defense: "On Saturday, April 25, the Ministry of National Defense received information that drone debris was discovered in the area of a farm near the village of Vechereni, Tulcea County."
Details : The area was surrounded by border police officers, and a joint team, consisting of specialists from the Ministry of National Defense and the Romanian Intelligence Service, went to the scene to clarify the circumstances and remove the debris for examination.
However, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Russian ambassador on Saturday over the incident with a drone crash near the city of Galati.
Romanian Foreign Ministry : "By order of Foreign Minister Oana Coiu, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Bucharest will be summoned to the Foreign Ministry today in connection with the downing of a Russian drone last night near the city of Galati, which was used to attack Ukrainian civilian infrastructure."
What preceded : Earlier, the Romanian Ministry of Defense reported the discovery of fragments of a drone that fell on the morning of April 25 in a residential area in the municipality of Galati and caused property damage. The found remains of the drone were later neutralized by a group of specialists from the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Romanian Intelligence Service.
Romania's emergency services said they had temporarily evacuated people near a drone spotted in Galati. Romanian President Nicos Dan said it was the first time a Russian drone had damaged property in Romania.
The drone wreckage was found after Russia carried out another massive air attack on Ukraine on the night of April 25, including in the area of the Romanian-Ukrainian border.
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