A representative of the Russian Embassy in Bucharest was urgently summoned to the Romanian Foreign Ministry last night over the drone attack near the Romanian-Ukrainian border on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, reports the Agerpres agency.
The Russian diplomat, who is chargé d'affaires at the embassy in Bucharest, was presented with a “strong condemnation of the repeated violations of Romanian airspace by unmanned aerial vehicles of the Russian armed forces”. Romania has expressed the position that these actions constitute a “gross violation of international law by a permanent member of the UN Security Council“.
"The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs categorically condemns the irresponsible attack by Russian forces on February 13, 2025, when two Russian drones carrying explosive materials violated airspace and crashed on Romanian territory near the border with Ukraine", the statement quoted by Agerpres said.
The ministry stressed to the Russian diplomat that these illegal and irresponsible attacks must stop and that Romania reserves the right to take the necessary retaliatory measures.
The Romanian Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs have informed allied structures about the new incident and remain in constant contact with them.
Four fighter jets were scrambled after radars detected the Russian drones on the night of Wednesday into Thursday. Remains of Geran drones ½ were found yesterday in two areas near the border with Ukraine.