How likely is a Russian attack at the mouth of the Danube or in the Republic of Moldova. The Romanian authorities are “worried” about something else
The official also spoke about the two Russian ships destroyed on Tuesday by the Ukrainian army near the Snake Island and which are believed to be following the naval traffic from the Danube to the port of Constanța and other destinations.
How likely is a Russian attack at the mouth of the Danube
Vasile Dîncu says that “they were two small ships, they were not very big ships, but they were ships guarding this space, they probably wanted to observe the movement of the Ukrainians on the canal and probably, as the Russian propaganda announced recently, they are worried that they did not have . may completely block Ukraine and that grain transports are being organized to the port of Constanța and in the area of the mouth of the Danube.”.
“So I think these ships were trying to monitor this area, to calculate the traffic, to probably see what was going on in this area. However, they were founded and probably did not get where they needed to go“The defense minister also said.
Dîncu added that there is no date according to which Russia would attack to carry out an attack at the mouth of the Danube or on the Republic of Moldova, but that the Romanian authorities are “vigilant“And NATO’s eastern flank is ready for any situation.
The War for Snake Island is a source of concern
The Minister says that the Romanian authorities are “concerned” that the Island of Snakes, “located just 22 nautical miles from Romania’s border“, Is a conflict zone, the scene of some fights between Russia and Ukraine. He added that many of the statements about the southern part of Ukraine are “policyBut Russia’s military action, which recently attacked Odessa with rockets, is also worrying.
“It is not a time for us not to worry about an attack, but we are vigilant and by all forces on NATO’s eastern flank we are monitoring this situation and we are prepared for any situation.“, Of the Minister of Defense.
We recall that on Monday morning, two Russian Raptor-class patrol boats were destroyed near Snake Island, by the attack of a Ukrainian drone Bayraktar, according to an announcement made by the commander of the Ukrainian Air Force.