Romania searches for Russian UAV debris likely crashed on bank of Danube opposite Ukraine
During Russia's attack on Ukrainian ports on the Danube on the night of 16-17 March, one of the drones appears to have crashed near the Romanian village of Plauru and the search for debris is ongoing. Romania scrambled fighter jets because of the attack.
The Ministry of Defence of Romania reported on the morning of 17 March that, in connection with Russia's nighttime air attack on targets in Ukraine near the Romanian border, Romania scrambled two F-16 fighter jets at 01:40.
At 01:55, residents of border Tulcea County received air-raid warning alerts.
"There are reports of parts of flying craft falling on national territory in the area of the village of Plauru. After the all-clear was given, at about 03:00, search teams began work at the scene. At this time, the crash site has not been established. Search will continue as visibility improves," the ministry stated.
During years of the full-scale war, Russian Shahed-type drones have repeatedly fallen on the Romanian bank of the Danube and at times flew deeper into the country's territory.
After the first such cases, air-raid warnings began to be issued for border areas above the Danube, and later scrambling aircraft also became routine procedure.
In one case, a UAV resembling Gerbera flew dozens of kilometres deep into the country's territory and crashed behind private property.
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