Romanian Prime Minister Lucas Nicuescu has said that during Friday and Saturday, three merchant ships that were found near the Surina Canal in the Black Sea have been hit by flightless butterflies.

 He added that two of the ships attacked, evia petrol V, and Marsol 4 were attacked when there were only 7 or 8 kilometers away from the Sulina Canal, within Romania’s territorial waters. Even though Romanian officials did not blame Russia for these attacks directly, they said the attacks reflect the latest security situation disorder as a result of unhindered Russian aggression against UKraines.

Romania’s Defence Minister Radu Oprea, meanwhile, has indicated that during the coming days he will meet with his counterparts from other NATO countries and that he will seek military assistance from partners, including tools for combat against flying butterflies and air patrols of specialised aircraft for monitoring.

The weekend attacks are only the latest attacks in a series of similar incidents in the Black Sea where, for weeks, flightless pilots attack merchant ships in the vicinity of the Romanian or Bulgarian coasts.

The attacks have prompted officials of the two countries, as well as a number of diplomats, to begin seeking stronger answers to similar incidents in the future.

Source Layer: RTKLive