Tag: romania
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Russia strikes merchant vessel in Romania’s Exclusive Economic Zone
On Thursday night, August 27th, the Dominican Republic-flagged merchant vessel Progress IV (IMO: 8358130) was struck and subsequently sank in Romania’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea. The vessel issued a distress signal at around 17:55 while approximately 15 nautical miles off Sfântu Gheorghe, near the Danube Delta. Romanian maritime authorities immediately deployed the…
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Romania strikes another Russian drone in the Black Sea near its gas platform
Yesterday, Romanian F-16 fighter jets struck a Russian unmanned surface vehicle (USV), which was loaded with explosives and loitering just a few hundred meters from the Neptune Deep offshore natural gas platform in the Black Sea. One of the aircraft destroyed the maritime drone with its onboard cannon, neutralising the threat to the critical energy…
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Romania destroys two Russian drones in its waters
Romania detonated two Russian Gerbera-type drones yesterday in its territorial waters after they were found near the Neptun Deep offshore gas project. The drones were drifting afloat and inactive when they were discovered. The incident follows another over the weekend in Bulgaria, where a Russian drone strayed into Bulgarian airspace. On Saturday, a Russian drone…
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Romania downs three Russian drones in three days
Romania has downed two further Russian drones, each day on the weekend after downing a Russian drone on Friday around 114KM outside Bucharest. Romanian pilots with F-16s were dispatched in each incident who downed the drones successfully. The latest drone was intercepted at 10:13 am by a Romanian Air Force F-16 and brought down 12…
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Romania intercepts Russian Shahed drone in its territory
A Romanian F-16 pilot shot down a Russian Shahed/Geran-2-type drone in Buzău County, around 114 km from Bucharest. The drone entered Romanian territory via the Black Sea and travelled at approximately 200 km/h.It was intercepted by Italian Eurofighter jets and Romanian F-16 fighter jets, which successfully shot it down. The drone was a Shahed/Geran-2 type—an…
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Russian drone hits apartments-complex in Galati, Romania and injures two people
A Russian drone struck an apartment complex in GalaÈ›i, Romania, near the Moldovan border, earlier tonight. Two people were injured as a result of the attack. The strike in Romania came alongside another major daily Russian attack on Ukrainian cities and civilians, involving more than 230 drones and ballistic missiles. Russia has been escalating its…
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Romania overpowers Malta in Water polo World Cup Division Two
In their third match of the World Cup Water polo Division Two, Malta faced a formidable Romanian side, ultimately suffering a 14-9 defeat. This result marks Malta’s second loss of the tournament and continues Romania’s perfect record against the Maltese, having won all five of their historical encounters. Despite the loss, Ivan Nagaev delivered a standout performance for Malta,…
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Malta U-19 Women Beaten by Romania in Friendly
Malta’s Women’s Under-19 side suffered defeat to Romania in the first of two international friendlies played at the Centenary Stadium on Saturday morning, with the visitors sealing the result through a strong finish despite a competitive showing by the hosts. Romania started on the front foot and went ahead after 20 minutes when captain Eszter…
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Russia keeps escalating its airstrikes against Ukraine: strikes border crossing with Romania
Last night, Russia bombed with drones the Orlivka ferry-border crossing in the city of Izmail, Odessa region, Ukraine. The border crossing with Romania has been closed and is currently being repaired. Russia is increasingly escalating its attacks on Ukraine and its cities and civilians as it tries to pressure Ukraine to capitulate via mediations with…
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Tough week for Russian covert services as multiple European authorities push back
At the start of this week, Poland and Romania have conducted parallel operations and arrested Russian saboteurs planning attacks in the respective countries. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed that up to eight individuals were arrested. Romania’s criminal investigation department, DIICOT, also arrested at least two Ukrainian individuals linked to the Russian security services, who…
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Alkagesta accused of trafficking Russian oil in Romania
A major Romanian media outlet ran a story about Alkagesta’s operations in Romania, making accusations similar to those it faces in Azerbaijan — namely, mixing Russian crude oil with other products. The story by RomaniaTV states that Alkagesta is being suspected of having mixed Russian oil with supply of product in its bunkering operations at…
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Romania opposes a No Fly-Zone on Ukraine fearing confrontation with Russia
Romania is opposing a proposed No-Fly Zone on Ukraine by Poland. The No Fly Zone as proposed by Poland’s Foreign Affairs Minister Radoslaw Sikorski is intended to exclusively shoot down Russian objects targeting NATO countries. According to the Romanian President, Nicusor Dan, the proposal would effectively bring Romania at war with Russia. At the end…
