Romania rushes F-16 jets after the Russian drone shot near the Danube river

Romania was forced to jostle the F-16 jets after Russia had a strike just half a million NATO nation.

The country’s Ministry of National Defense (MAPN) confirmed in a position on X that Russia had made a drone attack near its border.

“During the night of August 5 to 6, Russian forces launched a huge drone attack on the civil infrastructure of the Ismail region, Ukraine, near the border with Romania,” wrote the Ministry of Defense of Romania in an article on X.

“MAPN radar systems have detected air targets in the Ukrainian space, near the County of Tulcea. At 1:10 am, the population of the northern county was warned by Ro-Alert,” added the ministry. Ro-Alert is the official emergency alert system of Romania.

The flames and plumes of smoke in Ukraine seen from Romania while Russia continues the war. (East2west News)

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The Ministry of Defense said that two F-16 fighter planes took off “to monitor national airspace”, but no “unauthorized intrusion” was detected. The ministry said he would make checks in the region and keep NATO allies in real time.

The drones would have struck oil and gas pipelines at the Orlivka factory in Odesa, Ukraine. Vive orange flames and plumes of smoke were visible through the Danube river.

Lithuania nearby has also suffered from the Russian war against Ukraine. Putin Ally Bearuss’s drones crossed his territory, according to the Lithuanian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kęstatis Budrys, who said he had spoken with NATO secretary general, Mark Rutte.

“These repeated incidents represent an alarming sign of the overflow of the assault of Russia against (Ukraine) in (NATO territory),” said Budrys about the incident. “We cannot compromise the security of our country and our citizens, nor the integrity of NATO airspace. We must remain vigilant, because the threat is real and growing.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes US President Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff, during a meeting in Moscow, Russia on August 6, 2025. (Sputnik / Gavriil Grigorov / Pool via Reuters)

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This attack could point out that Russian President Vladimir Putin does not approach a ceasefire agreement, despite the expiration of Friday Donald Trump. We do not know if the visit of the special envoy Steve Witkoff pushes the Russian leader to head towards peace. However, if Moscow fails to conclude an agreement by Friday, the United States will impose sanctions on Russia and potentially secondary prices.

Trump allegedly put pressure on Witkoff’s visit. A person close to the administration said Financial time That “if Witkoff returns empty -handed, with absolutely nothing, Trump will become ballistic.”

President Donald Trump meets NATO secretary general, Mark Rutte, at the NATO summit in Hague, in the Netherlands, June 25, 2025. (Reuters / Brian Snyder)

Witkoff would have spent about three hours at the Kremlin and, according to the Russian investment Kirill Dmitriev, the “dialogue will prevail”, ” Reuters reported.

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Before fixing the deadline, Trump would have spoken with the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to conclude an agreement that would end the brutal war for more than three years after the invasion of Russia. Zelenskyy later confirmed that the conversation had taken place, saying that “the key objective” ended the war.

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“Today, we have coordinated our positions – Ukraine and the United States. We have exchanged assessments of the situation: the Russians have intensified the brutality of their attacks. President Trump is fully informed of Russian strikes on kyiv and other cities and communities,” said Zelenskyy on X.

East2west News contributed to this report.