NATO member Romania reported a possible breach of ts airspace during an overnight Russian attack in neighboring Ukraine, saying it had not found debris on Romanian territory but would continue the search on Saturday.
The Romanian Army’s radar system detected “a possible unauthorized” violation of the country’s airspace after registering “groups of drones heading toward Ukrainian territory” near the border as Russia conducted “a new series of attacks on some targets in Ukraine,” Romania’s defense ministry said.
“Following the detection of groups of drones heading towards Ukrainian territory near the Romanian border,” residents in the Tulcea and Galati municipalities were alerted, the ministry said in a statement.
“The radar surveillance system … indicated possible unauthorised entry into national airspace, with a signal detected on a route towards the municipality of Galati.” The defence ministry said no objects so far appeared to have fallen on Romanian territory but the search would continue on Saturday.
Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure on the banks of the River Danube, which runs along the border with Romania, have renewed concerns in recent weeks about the conflict escalating. Romania said it found drone debris on its territory this month, although it did not suggest this was an intentional attack.
A spillover to countries neighboring Ukraine has caused worries for NATO, for which a mutual defense clause means that an attack on one member can be considered an attack on all.
