Luca Niculescu. Photo: Inquam Photos / George Călin
Romanian Prime Minister Luca Niculescu noted that the drone attacks indicate a deterioration in the security situation in the Black Sea and promised to take the necessary measures in conjunction with allies.
“The Romanian Ministry of Defence’s radars also detected aerial targets in the area,” Euronews quoted Niculescu as saying. The Prime Minister added that the Romanian Air Force had twice dispatched fighter jets to assess the situation.
There were no reports of injuries, and the crews managed to extinguish the fires that broke out on board, said Romanian Defence Minister Ștefan Radu Oprea.
Among the vessels hit were the Greek-flagged chemical tanker Evia Petrol V, the St Kitts and Nevis-flagged bulk carrier Marsol, and the petroleum products tanker Ali Najafov.
Earlier on Friday, Ukrainian media reported that another cargo ship, the Palau-flagged Larissa 1, had also been struck by a drone.
Russia has denied carrying out drone strikes on countries neighbouring Ukraine.
Romanian Defence Minister Ștefan Radu Oprea is due to meet with his counterparts in Brussels next week, where the security situation in the Black Sea is expected to be discussed.
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