The wreckage of a Russian drone similar to Shahed (Geranium-2) was found 8 kilometers from the large Romanian city of Braila, which is located more than 20 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
This was reported by the Ministry of National Defense of Romania.
“The Ministry of National Defense is investigating the incident together with specialized structures of the national defense, public order and national security system on March 29, 2024, in accordance with specific operational procedures,” the statement said.
It is reported that the drone wreckage was found on an agricultural land on an island on the Danube River.
Authorities received a report of the drone crash on the evening of March 28 at about 21:45. After that, law enforcement officers quickly surrounded the area. Witnesses say that a loud explosion was heard when the drone crashed.
As a result of the drone’s detonation, a 4-meter-diameter crater was formed.
In December 2023, Militarny reported that a Russian drone had crashed in Romania.
At the time, F-16 aircraft of the Romanian Air Force from the 86th Fătăști Air Base and Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft of the German Air Force from the 57th Mihail Kogălnicănu Air Base were monitoring the national airspace.
The Romanian Armed Forces surveillance radar detected a potential unauthorized violation of national airspace, recording a low-altitude signal on one of the routes leading to the Grindu commune in the Tulcea region.
Based on this information, mixed teams from the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Internal Affairs went to the area and reported in the morning that a 1.5-meter-deep crater had formed as a result of the drone crash.
The same situation occurred on October 12, 2023. Then, during Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure, one of Russia’s barrage munitions hit Romanian territory.
According to the Romanian Ministry of Defense website, at about 5:00 a.m., field teams reported finding a drone crater about 3 kilometers west of the village of Plauru.
