Press Release

The Ministry of National Defence was notified on Monday, June 29, that drone fragments had been reported in the area of Rachelu village, Luncavița commune, Tulcea County, following a call to the 112 Emergency Service made by a local resident.

 Specialized teams from the Ministry of National Defence and other institutions within the national defence and security system arrived at the site and intervened in accordance with the established procedures, assessing the risks and securing the area.

 Following the assessment of the situation, they confirmed the presence of an explosive charge.

 The explosive charge was destroyed through a controlled detonation at the site on the morning of June 30, in a specially prepared location, by a team of specialists from the Ministry of National Defence, in full compliance with all procedures established for such situations and in complete safety for both the public and the personnel involved in the operation.

 The case has been taken over by the Prosecutor’s Office attached to the Constanța Court of Appeal.

 Preliminary data resulting from the assessments carried out by specialists indicate that the fragments originate from a drone used in the attacks carried out by the Russian Federation against Ukrainian port infrastructure in April 2026, prior to the measures adopted to strengthen and adapt the air defence system following the serious incidents in Galați.

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 Since the beginning of the Russian Federation’s war of aggression against Ukraine, more than 100 attacks have been recorded against targets on Ukrainian territory in the vicinity of Romania’s border. In this context, 29 unauthorized incursions of Russian drones into Romania’s national airspace have been recorded, while drones or drone fragments have been identified on Romanian territory in approximately 50 cases.

 In 2026 alone, 33 attacks have been recorded in the vicinity of Romania’s border. As part of the measures taken to monitor and protect the national airspace, aircraft on Air Policing duty have been scrambled on 26 occasions. During the same period, 15 unauthorized drone incursions into Romania’s national airspace have been recorded, while drones or drone fragments have been identified on Romanian territory in 14 cases.

 

 

 

The Press Office