Video: Romania has declared a state of emergency following a drone explosion
On the morning of June 5, a powerful explosion occurred in the Romanian port of Constanța following the detonation of a maritime drone. In response to the incident, authorities implemented emergency security measures and declared the highest alert level in the area of one of the Black Sea’s largest ports.
According to Romanian media reports, the object was detected around 5:00 a.m. It was located near the Oil Terminal and the base of the Romanian Agency for the Safety of Life at Sea.
After the suspicious boat was spotted, the area around the oil terminal was immediately cordoned off by police, gendarmerie, and rescue teams. Access by unauthorized persons was completely blocked. Romanian media speculate that the vessel may have been carrying dozens of kilograms of explosives.
There is currently no official confirmation of the drone’s ownership; experts are determining its origin. Meanwhile, local media, citing preliminary analysis data, note that the drone may be of Ukrainian origin. It also remains unknown how exactly the drone was able to bypass defense systems unimpeded and enter the port’s waters directly.
Due to the emergency nature of the situation, the incident was immediately reported to the Prime Minister of Romania and the country’s president was informed. In the near future, the Romanian Ministry of the Interior will hold a special briefing to announce the initial official findings of the investigation.
This was reported by the Romanian publication Digi24.
As a reminder, in the Zhytomyr region, infrastructure facilities and private homes were damaged as a result of another attack by Russian drones. Enemy drones struck the region, causing the destruction of civilian facilities. Relevant services are working on the ground to assess the consequences of the attack and repair the damage. Information regarding the extent of the destruction and possible casualties is being clarified.
In the Odesa region, a critical infrastructure facility was damaged by a drone attack.
In the Kyiv region, efforts are underway to extinguish a large-scale fire at an industrial facility caused by a nighttime attack by Russian drones. Units of the State Emergency Service are involved in the firefighting, and cleanup operations are ongoing.
On the night of June 4, Russian forces carried out a massive air attack using a ballistic missile and 293 drones of various types. Ukraine’s air defense forces destroyed or intercepted 264 aerial targets.
