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Romania says possible drone fragments found on its territory

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epa04937559 Two members of a Romanian border police patrol check the Serbian side while guarding Serbian- Romanian- Hungarian border point from were Hungarian authorities intend to extend the barb wire fence, already lining their border with Serbia, along the Hungarian- Romanian border, in order to halt illegal migrants entering Hungary from Romania too, near Beba Veche village, Romania, 18 September 2015. Hungary began extending its fence against migrants along the border with EU-partner Croatia after completing one along the border with Serbia, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on 18 September, as the migration crisis strained relations in the Balkans. EPA/ADRIAN PICLISAN

Sept 13 (Reuters) – Elements of a possible drone were identified on NATO-member Romania’s territory, the defence ministry said on Wednesday, following Russian drone attacks on Izmail in southern Ukraine, just across the border.

Attacks on Ukraine’s river ports, just hundreds of metres from the Romanian border, have increased security risks for NATO whose members have a mutual defence commitment.

If confirmed, it would be the third time that such fragments have been found on Romanian territory in recent days.

“The crew of an IAR 330 Puma helicopter of the Romanian Air Force … (identified) fragments that could have come from a drone, dispersed over an area of ​​several dozen metres,” the defence ministry said in a statement.

It said that the fragments were seen in the area of ​​the towns of Nufarul and Victoria, in Tulcea county.

Earlier, the defence ministry had said emergency services had received calls about possible cases of drones coming down in the area.

It said it would provide further details when its teams had conducted investigations on the ground.

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