Russian drone explodes in NATO countries? Response from the country concerned
According to Reuters, Ukraine reported on September 4th that a Russian drone crashed and exploded on Romanian territory during a night attack on Ukrainian port facilities along the Danube River. The Romanian side has clearly denied the Ukrainian side's claim.
The report pointed out that Romania is a member of NATO, and Reuters cannot independently confirm the claims of Ukraine and Romania. Reported that this matter may become a turning point in the Russia-Ukraine conflict that has lasted for 18 months.
According to reports, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Oleg Nikolanko wrote on Facebook: "According to the Ukrainian State Border Service, last night, in a large-scale attack by Russian forces near the port of Izmir, a Russian 'eyewitness' drone crashed and exploded on Romanian territory."
Nikolanko said, "This once again proves that Russia's missile terrorist attacks not only pose a huge threat to Ukraine's security, but also pose a huge threat to the security of neighboring countries, including NATO member states."
According to reports, the Romanian Ministry of Defense has issued a statement "explicitly" denying the Ukrainian side's claim.
The report points out that NATO has a collective defense obligation, and according to the relevant provisions of the North Atlantic Treaty, an attack on a NATO member country will be considered an attack on all NATO member countries.
According to reports, a Ukrainian source told Reuters that two Russian drones crashed in Romania.
Nicolenko also released a photo showing the explosion flames across the Danube River.
According to Agence France Presse, the Romanian Ministry of Defense has explicitly denied that Russian drones crashed on the country's territory in this attack.
The Romanian Ministry of Defense issued a statement stating, "The attack methods used by the Russian Federation have never posed a direct military threat to Romanian territory or territorial waters."
Agence France Presse pointed out that the Ukrainian side sometimes claimed that the Russia-Ukraine conflict had spread to other European countries, but most of its claims were denied by NATO members.