BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania’s protection minister stated Wednesday that items apparently of a drone from Russia’s current assaults on Ukraine’s port on the Danube River have been discovered on the territory of his nation. Romania is a NATO member.

Angel Tilvar, the minister, advised native information channel Antena 3 CNN that components of what was more than likely a drone have been found within the japanese Tulcea county, an space of the Danube that types a pure border between Romania and war-torn Ukraine.

“I confirm that in this area, pieces that may be of a drone were found,” he stated, including that the items didn’t pose a risk.

It’s unclear if Romania has decided when or from the place the drone was launched. There has been a collection of current assaults by Russia on Danube ports in Ukraine, that are near Romania, a NATO member since 2004.

Tilvar’s feedback come after Romania’s Ministry of National Defense “categorically denied” claims made on Monday by the spokesperson of Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oleg Nikolenko, who stated that Shahed drones launched by Russia on Sunday night time fell and exploded on Romanian territory.

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis additionally denied these claims on Tuesday, saying that the assaults have been “verified 800 meters (yards) from our border, so very, very close.”

PHOTOS: NATO member Romania says it has discovered drone items from Russian assaults in Ukraine on its territory

On Wednesday, Iohannis responded to the minister’s feedback by saying he had requested an “urgent investigation.”

“If it is confirmed that these elements come from a Russian drone, such a situation would be completely inadmissible and a serious violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Romania, a NATO allied state,” he stated on the Three Seas Initiative summit in Bucharest.

Romania briefed its NATO allies Wednesday in regards to the discover at a gathering of the 31-nation group’s envoys in Brussels.

“The Romanian authorities have confirmed that debris, possibly from a drone, has been found on Romanian soil, close to the border with Ukraine,” NATO spokesperson Dylan White stated in a press release.

“Allies expressed strong solidarity with Romania,” White stated. “We continue to monitor the situation closely, and we remain in close contact with our ally Romania.”

Since Russia invaded Ukraine final 12 months in February, there was just one different recorded incident of the struggle spilling right into a NATO member state. That was when a missile struck a farm in Poland, killing two individuals. Polish officers later stated it gave the impression to be unintentional and was most likely launched by air defenses in neighboring Ukraine.

“In a fairly short period of time there were a series of attacks that Russia made against Ukrainian port facilities and warehouses,” Tilvar stated. “Which is why I think it is important to strengthen vigilance measures.”

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