Romania, possible drone debris found on soil near Ukraine
"Serious violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity"
06 September, 18:02
(ANSA-AFP) - BEIJING, SEP 7 - Romanian President Klaus
Iohannis on Wednesday called for an "urgent investigation" into
debris of what it believed to be a drone, which was discovered
on its soil following attacks in neighbouring Ukraine. The
revelation comes after NATO member Romania repeatedly rejected
claims by Kyiv that Iranian-made Russian drones fell and
detonated on Romanian territory during a strike on the Ukrainian
port of Izmail on Sunday night. "Investigators discovered
elements resembling drone debris in the evening of 5 September,"
the defence ministry said in a press release. The discovery was
made in the vicinity of Plauru, a Romanian village on the other
side of the Danube, across from the Ukrainian port of Izmail.
Technical analysis will now be carried out to "determine (the
debris') origin and characteristics", it added. After stating
that no drone or debris was recovered on its soil earlier this
week, Iohannis appeared to row back on Wednesday, calling for
"an urgent and professional investigation". "If it is confirmed
that these elements belonged to a Russian drone, such a
situation would be completely inadmissible and a serious
violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of
Romania, a NATO ally," he said at the start of the Three Seas
Initiative summit hosted by Bucharest. Catalin Drula, oppositi
(ANSA-AFP).