Romania has found suspected drone fragments on its soil, the country's defense ministry said on Tuesday, after Russia attacked Ukrainian port facilities close to the NATO country overnight.

Authorities were told a drone had hit the ground roughly 5 kilometers, or just over three miles, from the Romanian border with Ukraine at 1.09 a.m. local time , the government said. Residents close to the border in Romania's Tulcea region were alerted shortly after midnight.

"Teams of soldiers went to the scene and reported the presence of possible drone fragments," the defense ministry added in a statement. Poor weather conditions in southeastern Romania stopped fighter jets taking off, Bucharest said.

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