As the area the detonations took place is uninhabited, the incident went unnoticed, and it was the Ukrainian government who announced the explosion of Russian drones in Romania.
As Romania is a NATO member state, it was believed that the government is denying the incidents to avoid an escalation of the events.
Parts of a second drone were found on September 9 in the immediate vicinity of the village of Plauru and the third on September 13 in the area of the village of Victoria in the commune of Nufăru, 15 km from the Romanian-Ukrainian border, which spread over several tens of meters, confirming that multiple drones were detonated on Romanian soil.
[4] The Ukrainian Air Force recorded that the Russia launched several groups of attack UAVs from the area of the Chauda training ground (occupied Crimea) and Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russian Federation).
[5] Journalists on the site began questioning locals, who stated that they often saw Russian drones flying over their houses, giving clues that it may not have been the first time Russia violates Romanian airspace.