In a phone call with her Ukrainian counterpart, Andrii Sybiha, Romania\u2019s Foreign Minister, Oana \u0162oiu, has conveyed Romania\u2019s concern about the propagation of the effects of the war in Ukraine to the neighbouring countries. In a message on X platform taken over by the local mass-media, Oana \u0162oiu reiterated Romania\u2019s condemnation of the Russian aggression as well as the joint commitment to a ceasefire and a durable peace. The head of the Romanian diplomacy has been given assurances on Kyiv\u2019s readiness to make all the efforts for the joint management of cross-border risks generated by the Russian aggression. Oana \u0162oiu has also referred to the importance of improving the mechanisms of early warning and those of presenting the operative situation as well as the common responsibility of keeping the Black Sea safe. The \u021aoiu-Sybiha talks take place one week after a Ukrainian sea drone exploded in Constanta, Romania\u2019s biggest port to the Black Sea.<\/p>\n
The drone, which was filmed by several locals before the explosion, was allegedly diverted by Russia by means of counter-drone systems, which have been largely employed by the two sides during the war.<\/p>\n
According to experts, the device seems to have been of MAGURA type with a length of 5.5 meters, a width of 1.5 meters, and a low radar profile, being very difficult to detect. The drone flies at a maximum speed of 78 km\/h and has a range of up to 800 kilometers. It could carry 320 kg of explosive. This type of drone has so far been credited with the sinking of 17 Russian war vessels. According to experts, had it reached the shore in Constanta, the drone would have caused a disaster. Earlier, another drone, this time sent by Russia and diverted by the Ukrainian air defence exploded on a block of flats in Galati, eastern Romania, close to the border, wounding a woman and her minor son. After the incident, upon Romania\u2019s request, the UN Security Council convened and so did the Organization for Security in Europe (OSCE) Permanent Council and the Forum for Security Cooperation. But pundits say these are the types of sessions, which are vehemently condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine but fail to change the situation on the front. And Romania, which shares with Ukraine about 650 kilometers of border seems to be destined to the role of collateral victim. The press in Bucharest is noting that the entire border reflects the war\u2019s direct impact. The risks aren\u2019t only of the military type, but also of the humanitarian, logistic and criminal type. Illegal trafficking in the region has increased, mainly due to the restrictions imposed to the Ukrainian men at the drafting age, while the draft-dodgers\u2019 fraudulent attempts to cross the border require supplementary patrols and equipment.<\/p>\n
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