Romanian Foreign Ministry summons Russian Embassy over drone debris in Romania
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The Charge d'Affaires of the Russian Embassy in Bucharest was summoned to the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs due to the discovery of Shahed fragments in Tulcea County after the Russian attack on Ukraine, according to the Romanian Foreign Ministry.
The Romanian Foreign Ministry spokesperson expressed the Romanian authorities' strong protest and condemned the repeated Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure, calling for their immediate cessation.
He reminded that attacks on civilian objects constitute war crimes. He also emphasized the irresponsibility of such attacks, particularly near the Romanian border, which jeopardizes the country's national security.
More broadly, the Romanian Foreign Ministry representative emphasized Russia's sole responsibility for the serious deterioration of the security situation in the Black Sea following its aggression against Ukraine.
Russian attack on Ukraine on July 25
On the night of July 25, Russians attacked Ukraine with Shahed-type attack drones. Russia used a total of 38 drones targeting several regions, including the south of Odesa region and central Ukraine.
Ukrainian air defense destroyed 25 drones while repelling the Russian attack. Three Shaheds crossed the state border with Romania and were lost.
Later, Romanian Foreign Minister Luminita Odobescu confirmed that the wreckage of the Russian drones was found on Romanian territory.
