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Radio Free Europe | Romania Station

Living With War: Romanian Villagers 'Lie Low' As Russian Drones Buzz Overhead
Tue Nov 25 11:53 am
Fighter jets scrambled over Romania on November 25 as Russian drones entered its airspace during an attack on southern Ukraine. There have been three incursions in the past week, which at one point forced the evacuation of two villages in the Danube Delta.
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Romanian Mayor Says His Village Now 'Part Of The War' Amid Russian Drone Incursions
Tue Nov 25 7:46 am
German and Romanian fighter jets scrambled on November 25 to track the latest in a series of drone incursions into the NATO-member’s airspace as Russia continues to attack targets just across the Danube River in neighboring Ukraine. One local mayor said we now "consider ourselves part of the war."
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Danube Tanker Fire From Russian Drone Strike Extinguished, Romania Says
Tue Nov 18 6:45 am
The Russian strike on the vessel sparked a blaze and forced the evacuation of several towns in the area.
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Romanian Village Evacuated After Russian Drone Strikes LPG Ship In Danube
Mon Nov 17 7:46 am
Romanian authorities have ordered the evacuation of residents in the village of Plauru on the Danube River that forms the border with Ukraine after a drone reportedly struck an LPG-carrying ship on the Ukrainian side of the river.
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Former Romanian Senator Detained Over Alleged $1.1 Million Bribe in Arms Deal Scheme
Tue Nov 11 9:51 am
Authorities in Romania have arrested a former senator for allegedly attempting to offer a 1 million-euro ($1.16 million) bribe to the country’s defense minister to facilitate an arms deal that could be fraudulently financed by a European Union program.
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