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Residents along Romania's border are worried about the consequences of increasingly frequent drone alerts.

Residents along Romania's border are worried about the consequences of increasingly frequent drone alerts.

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September 17th, 2026

Residents along Romania's border are worried about the consequences of increasingly frequent drone alerts.

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A warning text message was the first to pierce the silence, and immediately afterwards, the roar of an explosion came crashing in.

警告簡訊率先劃破寂靜,緊隨其後,爆炸聲轟然襲來。

For 48-year-old Robert Marian, the proximity of Russian drone strikesjust a few hundred metres away on the opposite bank of the riverhas become a source of constant fear.

對48歲的羅伯特·馬里安(Robert Marian)來說俄羅斯無人機襲擊的距離——僅在河對岸數百公尺處——已成為持續恐懼的來源

He lives in Isaccea, a border town on the Danube in Tulcea County, eastern Romania, which has a crossing point into Ukraine.

他住在伊薩克恰(Isaccea)這是羅馬尼亞東部圖爾恰縣(Tulcea County)多瑙河畔的一個邊境小鎮設有通往烏克蘭的過境點

"There was an alert warning us that something was approaching us," he said.

當時有警報警告我們有某樣東西正朝我們逼近,」他表示

"That had happened about two or three weeks earlier.

那情況大約兩、三週前曾經發生過

I was asleep at midnight... One of the sounds was relatively faint, but the other was extremely loud.

午夜時分正在睡覺……其中一次聲響較為微弱另一次則極為巨大

I was terrified, and I immediately rushed out the door."

驚恐萬分隨即奪門而出。」

As Russia's war against Ukraine continues, the number of drone incursions into Romanian airspace has risen sharply.

隨著俄羅斯對烏克蘭的戰爭持續進行無人機侵入羅馬尼亞領空次數大幅攀升

The sound of explosions across the Danube is a reminder of just how close this war has come to NATO territoryat a moment when many fear that Russian President Vladimir Putin may be seeking to test the alliance's resolve.

多瑙河對岸爆炸聲提醒人們這場戰爭距離北約領土有多近——在許多人擔心俄羅斯總統弗拉基米爾·普京(Vladimir Putin)可能想要試探該聯盟決心的此刻。

On September 1, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that a border crossing point between Ukraine and Romania had been subjected to "deliberate destruction... as well as export infrastructure."

烏克蘭總統弗拉基米爾·澤倫斯基(Volodymyr Zelenskyy)於9月1日表示烏克蘭與羅馬尼亞之間一處邊境過境點遭到蓄意破壞……以及出口基礎設施」。

On the same day, Romanian customs announced that activity at the Isaccea-Orlivka crossing point had been temporarily suspended.

同日羅馬尼亞海關宣布伊薩克恰-奧爾利夫卡(Isaccea-Orlivka)過境點的活動已暫時中止

Another Isaccea resident, Alina Mihail, said that she felt a wave of nausea as drone alarms and explosions rang out across the border.

另一位伊薩克恰居民阿麗娜·米哈伊爾(Alina Mihail)表示無人機警報爆炸聲響徹邊境之際她感到一陣噁心

"For countless nights now, I have been unable to sleep at all," she said.

無數個夜晚已然再也無法成眠,」她說道

"My husband and I live under the shadow of fear day in and day out."

我與丈夫終日生活在恐懼的陰影之下。」

Data from Romania's Ministry of National Defence shows that, so far this year, there have been 27 drone incursions, a threefold increase compared with 9 for the whole of 2025; meanwhile, the number of drones and drone debris found on the territory of this NATO member state rose from 16 to 37, more than doubling.

羅馬尼亞國防部的數據顯示今年迄今無人機侵入次數為27次相較於2025年全年的9次增加了三倍而在這個北約成員國領土上發現的無人機及無人機殘骸數量則從16件增至37件增加了一倍以上

So far this year, 73 attacks have occurred in Ukrainian territory near the border region, with approximately 56 military aircraft scrambling to "monitor and manage the situation."

今年迄今烏克蘭領土靠近邊境地區已發生73次襲擊約56架軍機緊急升空以「監控管理局勢」。

Last year, 28 attacks took place near the border, and 21 aircraft were scrambled.

去年邊境附近發生28次襲擊21架飛機升空

In the first year of the war, only one attack occurred near the border.

在戰爭的第一年邊境附近僅發生一次襲擊

In May of this year, a drone crashed into an apartment building in Galati, a town on the eastern bank of the Danube, injuring a mother and her child.

今年5月一架無人機墜入多瑙河畔東部城鎮加拉茨(Galati)一棟公寓樓致使一對母子受傷。

Last week, a drone that entered Romania from neighbouring Moldova was tracked as it crossed several counties, after which it re-entered Moldova and crashed into a sunflower field.

上週一架自鄰國摩爾多瓦進入羅馬尼亞的無人機被追蹤穿越數個縣其後重新進入摩爾多瓦並墜毀於一片向日葵田中

The Moscow authorities have denied ever launching combat drones into Romanian territory.

莫斯科當局否認曾向羅馬尼亞領土發射作戰無人機。

The growing threat of drones crossing Romanian airspacemany of which officials attribute to Russiaprompted this NATO member state to shoot down four drones this year, the first such incidents since the war broke out in the neighbouring country.

無人機穿越羅馬尼亞領空的威脅日益增長——官員將其中許多歸咎於俄羅斯——促使這個北約成員國今年擊落了四架無人機,這是鄰國戰爭爆發以來的首次。

NATO countries across Europe accuse Moscow of being behind a series of "hybrid warfare" operations against them, including drone incursions, sabotage, an attempted attack on a German airport, and an incident in which a Danish helicopter was fired at with flares over the Baltic Sea.

歐洲各地的北約國家指責莫斯科針對其國家一系列「混合戰爭」行動幕後黑手,這些行動包括無人機侵入破壞活動對德國一座機場的未遂襲擊以及一架丹麥直升機在波羅的海遭到照明彈射擊的事件

On 2 September, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that "Russia has become increasingly reckless", as Moscow continues its war.

北約秘書長馬克·呂特(Mark Rutte)於9月2日表示,「俄羅斯已變得越來越魯莽」,因為莫斯科繼續其戰爭

"We are seeing drones and missiles crossing our airspace with increasing frequency, along our eastern flank, creating greater risk," he said.

我們看到無人機和導彈日益頻繁地穿越我們的領空沿著我們的東翼製造了更大的風險,」他說

"The danger posed by Russia is obvious."

俄羅斯構成的危險是顯而易見的。」

Last week, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk also warned that he had received information from CIA Director Jim Ratcliffe indicating that Europe should prepare to deal with intensified Russian provocations, including on the EU's eastern flank.

上週,波蘭總理唐納德·圖斯克(Donald Tusk)亦警告稱,他收到中央情報局局長吉姆·拉特克利夫(Jim Ratcliffe)的資訊,顯示歐洲應準備應對俄羅斯加劇的挑釁行為,包括在歐盟東翼。

Romanian Defence Minister Radu Miruta stated that, according to the national defence strategy and NATO assessments, Russia has been identified as posing a "major and significant threat" to the eastern flank and to Romania.

羅馬尼亞國防部長拉杜·米魯察(Radu Miruta)指出,根據國防戰略及北約評估,俄羅斯被認定為對東翼與羅馬尼亞構成「主要重大威脅」。

"We are engaged in a discussion about the capabilities needed to address this shared threatwe face the same risks as Poland and the Baltic statesand at the same time, we are coordinating to ensure that these capabilities are allocated in a way that allows for interoperability," he said.

「我們正參與一場關於應對這一共同威脅所需能力的討論——我們所面臨的風險與波蘭和波羅的海國家相同——同時,我們正進行協調,以確保這些能力以允許互聯的方式分配,」他說。

After Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, NATO strengthened its presence on Europe's eastern flank by deploying additional multinational battlegroups to Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria and Slovakia.

2022年俄羅斯全面入侵烏克蘭後,北約透過向羅馬尼亞、匈牙利、保加利亞和斯洛伐克派遣更多多國戰鬥群,以加強其在歐洲東翼的存在。

However, after Washington adjusted its military posture last year, the United States scaled back its troop deployments to Eastern Europe, including Romania, and officials denied that this signalled any weakening of its commitment to NATO.

然而,去年華盛頓調整其軍事態勢後,美國縮減了對東歐(包括羅馬尼亞)的部隊部署,官員否認這顯示對北約的承諾有所減弱。

Mircea stated that there are over 1,000 US troops in Romania, and he said this is more than after last year's US troop rotation.

米魯察表示羅馬尼亞超過1,000名美軍他說去年美軍輪換還要多

"We have a solid relationship," he said.

我們有著牢固的關係,」他說

"The security dynamics on the eastern flank are highly fluid."

東翼的安全動態非常流動。」

Mircea stated that discussions regarding NATO Article 5namely, that an attack on any member state could trigger a collective response — "could develop in various directions," but he pointed out that Romania currently has no information indicating that a ground invasion is imminent or likely to occur.

米魯察表示關於北約第五條——對任何成員國的攻擊可能引發集體回應——的討論可以朝各種方向發展」,但他指出羅馬尼亞目前沒有資訊顯示地面入侵即將發生或可能發生

"From this perspective, we can rest assured," he said.

從這個角度來看我們可以放心,」他說

He added that the persistent threat facing Romania is unique, because Russia frequently attacks Ukraine's Danube ports, which lie just across the river from the natural river boundary.

他補充說羅馬尼亞面臨的持續威脅是獨特的因為俄羅斯頻繁攻擊烏克蘭的多瑙河港口這些港口距離天然河流邊界僅一河之隔

"Once the border is crossed, the distance involved is only a few dozen metres, leaving virtually no reaction time," he said.

一旦越過邊界涉及的距離僅數十公尺幾乎沒有反應時間,」他說

"By contrast, in the Nordic countries, the targets are located tens of kilometres away, which provides a sufficiently comfortable window for various forms of intervention."

相較之下在北歐國家目標位於數十公里之外提供了足夠從容的窗口,以進行各種形式的干預。」

Live gunfire from across the border is clearly audible and plainly visible in certain areas, and has long kept Romanian residents in a state of tension and unease.

邊境對岸的實彈射擊在某些地區清晰可聞、顯而易見,長期以來令羅馬尼亞居民處於緊張不安之中。

"We saw the drones coming in, and we also saw them heading towards those ports," Mircea added.

我們看到無人機飛來看到它們朝那些港口飛去,」米魯察補充說

"Most of them stay there, bombing the port infrastructure, but we have no way of knowing whether some might fly over to the other side... If even one crosses over, our community... will be at risk."

大多數停在那裡轟炸港口基礎設施但我們無法知道是否有些可能會飛到另一邊……如果有一架越過來我們的社區……就會面臨風險。」

In response to increasingly severe security threats, Romania and Poland have procured the MEROPS system, which can launch short-range counter-drones to shoot down incoming stray UAVs.

為因應日益嚴峻的安全威脅羅馬尼亞波蘭採購了MEROPS系統該系統能發射短程反無人機以擊落來襲的偏航無人機

Last month, the Ministry of Defence also announced that it had received the first tranche of 2.5 billion euros under the EU's "European Security Action" programme, out of a total allocation of 16.6 billion euros.

國防部上月亦宣布已收到歐盟「歐洲安全行動」計劃首筆25億歐元資金,總撥款額166億歐元

In June, the Ministry of Defence announced that it had signed a $2 billion contract with an Israeli company to acquire short-range and very short-range air defence systems, "aimed at defending against aerial threats, including drones and cruise missiles."

6月,國防部又宣布,已與一家以色列公司簽署一份20億美元的合約,以取得短程和超短程防空系統,「旨在防禦空中威脅,包括無人機和巡航導彈」。

At the summit in Ankara, Romanian President Nicusor Dan stated that defence spending this year will reach 3.7% of GDP.

羅馬尼亞總統尼庫索爾·丹(Nicusor Dan)在安卡拉峰會上表示今年國防開支將達GDP的3.7%

He added that Romania has joined NATO's "Drone Edge" project, which aims to invest more than 40 billion US dollars in "counter-drone capabilities" over the next five years.

他補充說羅馬尼亞加入了北約的「無人機邊緣」項目該項目旨在未來五年內投資超過400億美元於「反無人機能力」

After returning to Isaccea, Mihail said that whenever a text-message alert warned of a possible airspace violation, she and her husband would stay indoors.

回到伊薩克恰後,米哈伊爾說,每當簡訊警報警告可能存在領空侵犯時,她和丈夫會留在屋內。

"We have received no support whatsoever, nor has anyone reached out to help us," she said.

「我們既未獲得任何支持,亦無人向我們伸出援手,」她說道。

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