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Romania Evacuates Danube Village After LNG Tanker Fire Across the River

Defense officials report no drone incursion into Romanian airspace during the incident.

Overview

  • Authorities moved 15 residents from Plauru in Tulcea county due to explosion risk after a fire on a liquefied natural gas tanker on the Ukrainian bank near Izmail.
  • The Tulcea emergency inspectorate cited the short distance of about 3–4 kilometers between the burning vessel and the Romanian village.
  • Radio Svoboda reported the blaze followed attacks by Russian drones on targets along the Ukrainian side of the Danube.
  • Odesa regional officials said an overnight mass drone strike damaged energy and port infrastructure, hit several civilian ships, and injured one person.
  • Romania’s defense ministry said it detected no unauthorized drone entries, and the foreign ministry recently summoned Russia’s ambassador over an earlier alleged airspace breach.