Romania claims fresh Ukraine attacks 'very close' to border
Recent drone attack carried out near territory of NATO member Romania amid Russia-Ukraine war.
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Tuesday (September 5) said that new attacks were carried out "very, very close" to its border by neighbouring Ukraine, as Russia has been repeatedly launching drone strikes on infrastructure in Danube, southern Ukraine.
"We had attacks just today, the minister of defence told me, which were verified at 800 metres (2,600 feet) from our border. So very, very close," said Iohannis, while speaking in a joint press conference with Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel.
The NATO member on Monday had refuted Kyiv's claims that Iranian-made Russian drones dropped and detonated inside the Romanian territory amid a strike carried out on the Ukrainian port of Izmail.
"There was no piece, and no drone and no other part of any device that made it to Romania," said Iohannis at the press conference on Tuesday (September 5), echoing the defence ministry's comments on Monday.
"But yes, we are concerned because these attacks are taking place within a very short distance from the Romanian border," Iohannis stated while addressing from the Cincu military base located in central Romania.
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"But we are alert," he stated. The Russian attacks on Ukraine's Danube infrastructure were strongly condemned by Bucharest.
After the collapse of the United Nations-brokered deal in July, which allowed grain shipments from Black Sea ports, the attacks have been ramped up by Moscow on Ukraine's southern Odesa and Mykolaiv regions, which is home to infrastructure and ports important for agriculture exports.
Romania's denial of Russian drone attacks
Romanian Foreign Minister Luminita Odobescu on Monday (September 4) denied reports of Romanian territory being hit by Russian drones during an overnight air strike carried out on a Ukrainian port across the Danube River.
"Of course, there is a risk because what happened there is very close to our borders," said Minister Odobescu, while speaking to the reporters on the sidelines of a visit to Berlin.
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WATCH |Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine says Russian drone hit NATO member Romania
The defence ministry of Romania also denied reports of Russian drones getting detonated in the Romanian territory, said a spokesperson.
As per reports, Russian drones fell into the territory of NATO member Romania and were detonated during an overnight air strike that was being carried out on Ukrainian ports across the Danube River.
Meanwhile, Ukraine continued to claim that Russian drones did fall and detonated on the territory of Romania.
(With inputs from agencies)
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