Romania's President on Russian Drones: We Are Not under Attack, but Falling Wreckage Is a Problem

Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania, considers the downing of Russian drones on the territory of his country during Russian attacks on the Danube ports of Ukraine to be a real problem.

"Drones are not attacking Romania, but the fact that their wreckage falling on the country's territory is a real problem that needs to be solved. So far, no one has been hurt, but that does not mean these incidents do not count," Agerpres cites Iohannis at the World Leaders Forum at Columbia University in New York.

Iohannis reiterated that Russia is attacking ports on the Ukrainian coast to prevent the transit of grain, and called these attacks war crimes.

The Romanian president also said that people living on the Romanian bank of the Danube near the areas affected by the attacks are afraid, but understand the importance of supporting Ukraine.

"They see the bombing on the other side and think that if we stand and watch, we can be next," Iohannis concluded.

General Gheorghiță Vlad, Romania's Deputy Chief of Defence Staff, has said the country's army is ready to bring down Russian drones that pose a threat.

On 13 September, parts of the wreckage, possibly from a drone, were found in Romanian Tulcea county, 14 kilometres from the border with Ukraine.

On Thursday, 14 September, the Romanian Defence Ministry expanded the no-fly zone near the Ukrainian border.

This week, construction of shelters began in the village of Plauru, opposite Ukraine's Izmail, and residents received their first RO-Alert messages during another Russian air attack on Ukrainian ports on the Danube.