Romanian territory not hit in Russian drone attacks on Ukraine's Danube port, foreign minister says

A firefighter works at a site that was hit amid Russian drone attacks in Odesa region, Ukraine, in this handout image released September 4. Ukraine's Operational Command/Reuters

Romania was not hit by Russian drone attacks on a Ukrainian Danube river port adjacent to Romanian territory, according to the country's foreign minister.

“Of course, there is a risk of accident or incidents, but for the time being, it was not the case,” Romanian Foreign Minister Luminita Odobescu said, speaking at a joint news conference alongside German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock in Berlin.

Odobescu said the Russian drone attacks did not pose any direct military threats against Romania’s national territory or territorial waters. 

“From our part of the Danube we can see what's going on there, and we have seen that practically Russia cynically attacks and continues to attack the infrastructure — civilian infrastructure — not allowing Ukraine to export their cereals,” Odobescu said.  

Romanian Defense Minister Angel Tilvar condemned the "unjustified and criminal attacks targeting civilian infrastructure" in Ukraine, including the strikes on the port, in a post on X, formerly Twitter