Parts of a Russian drone fell on the territory of Romaniathe Romanian defense minister admitted, according to the website HotNews cited by the Romanian network Antena 3 CNN

Ukraine announced on Monday that Russian drones exploded on Romanian territorya NATO member, during a nighttime Russian attack on the Ukrainian port of Ismail on the Danube, but Bucharest has insisted on denying that its territory was hit.

“I can confirm that pieces that may belong to a drone have been found,” said Angel Tilvar, according to HotNews, adding that the area was not evacuated because the debris was not considered a danger.

The Romanian Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense together with President Klaus Iohannis they persisted in denying that Russian drones exploded on Romanian soil and stated that the Russian attacks did not pose a direct threat to Romanian territory and thus to NATO territory.

Since July, when Moscow pulled out of a deal that lifted the Russian blockade of Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea, Russian forces have repeatedly pounded Ukrainian ports on the Danube near the border with Romania.