"German and Romanian fighter jets scrambled on November 25 to track the latest in a series of drone incursions into Romania's airspace as Russia continues to attack targets just across the Danube River in neighboring Ukraine. Two drones entered the NATO-member's airspace and six were reported in Moldova, where one fell on the roof of a building but did not explode. This follows an incident last week when a Russian drone hit a Turkish LPG tanker moored on the Ukrainian side of the river."
""We kind of consider ourselves part of the war," Tudor Cernega, the mayor of Ceatalchioi village, told RFE/RL's Romanian Service. "If the ship had exploded, the whole village would have vanished." Residents of the village and the nearby settlement of Plauru, which also comes under his administration, were temporarily evacuated following the explosion and subsequent fire. "People are not coming to visit their relatives any longer."
"One resident said her family would consider moving away permanently if the situation deteriorated. "If the bombings escalate, I think we might leave," said 48-year-old Daniela Tanase. "There have been booms here, in front of our house." Tanase said it was worst at night, describing how they would watch Ukrainian searchlights scouring the sky for drones during alarms. Another villager, 73-year-old retired mechanic Gheorghe Puflea, said he was unable to sleep after being woken up by drones."
Russian drone attacks across the Danube have produced incursions into Romanian and Moldovan airspace, with German and Romanian jets scrambled to track them. Two drones entered Romanian airspace while six were reported in Moldova, one landing on a roof without detonating. A recent drone strike hit a Turkish LPG tanker on the Ukrainian side, prompting evacuations and fires that threatened nearby villages. Local officials and residents describe heightened fear, disrupted visits to relatives, sleeplessness from alarms, and consideration of permanent relocation if bombings escalate. Livestock care complicates evacuation decisions for older residents.
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