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.

Source: Ministry of Defence of Romania, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Romania's Ministry of Defence 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.

Quote: "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."

More details: 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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