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Residents along the Romanian border grow increasingly anxious as drone alerts occur frequently

Residents along the Romanian border grow increasingly anxious as drone alerts occur frequently

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September 17th, 2026

Residents along the Romanian border grow increasingly anxious as drone alerts occur frequently

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The text alert sounds first, and the sound of the explosion arrives shortly afterwards.

テキストによる警報が真っ先に鳴り響き、それに続いて爆発音が到達する。

Isaccea is a small border town in Tulcea County, along the Danube River in eastern Romania.

ルーマニア東部ドナウ川沿いのトゥルチャ県にある小さな国境の町イサクチャ

For 48-year-old Robert Marian, who lives in this place that has a border crossing point into Ukraine, the Russian drone attacks taking place just a few hundred meters away across the river are a source of constant fear.

ウクライナへの国境通過地点があるこの地に住む48歳のロバート・マリアンにとって、川を挟んで数百メートル先で行われるロシアのドローン攻撃は、絶え間ない恐怖の源である。

"There is an alarm system that warns us when something is approaching," he said.

何かが近づいている警告を発する警報装置存在すると彼は述べた

"Something similar happened two or three weeks ago.

「2週間前、あるいは3週間前にも同様のことがあった

I was asleep at midnight, and... one of them was quiet, but the other was extremely loud.

真夜中に眠っていたのだが……一方は静かであったが、もう一方は実に大音量であった。

I was terrified and rushed out of the house."

恐怖を覚え家から飛び出した

As Russia's war in Ukraine drags on, drone incursions into Romanian airspace have increased substantially.

ロシアによるウクライナ戦争長引く中ルーマニア領空へのドローン侵入大幅に増加している

Explosions just across the Danube serve as a fresh reminder of how close the war is to NATO territory, amid widespread concern that President Vladimir Putin may be testing the alliance's unity.

ドナウ川のすぐ向こう側での爆発は、ロシアのウラジーミル・プーチン大統領NATOの結束を試そうとしているのではないか多くの人々が懸念する中で戦争がNATO領土にいかに近いかを改めて想起させる

On September 1, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that a Ukrainian border crossing point with Romania had been "deliberately damaged... as has the export infrastructure."

ウクライナのヴォロディミル・ゼレンスキー大統領9月1日ルーマニアとのウクライナ国境通過地点が「故意に損傷させられた……輸出インフラも同様だ」と述べた

The Romanian customs authority announced the same day that it had suspended operations at the Isaccea-Orlivka crossing point.

ルーマニア税関同日イサクチャ・オルリフカ通過地点における活動一時停止した発表した

Alina Mihail, another resident of Isaccea, says that whenever she hears drone alarms and explosions echoing across the border, she feels sick.

別のイサクチャ住民であるアリーナ・ミハイルさんは、国境を越えて鳴り響くドローン警報や爆発音に耳を貸すたび、気分が悪くなると語る。

"There have been countless nights when I can no longer sleep," she says.

もう眠れない夜が幾度となくあるのです」と彼女は語る

"Both my husband and I live tormented by fear."

私も夫も恐怖に苛まれながら暮らしています

According to data from Romania's Ministry of National Defence, confirmed drone incursions so far this year have surged threefold compared with the whole of 2025 (27 cases versus 9), and the number of drones and drone debris found on NATO member states' territory has more than doubled (37 versus 16).

ルーマニア国防省のデータによれば、今年これまでに確認されたドローン侵入は、2025年通年と比較して3倍に急増しており(9件に対し27件)、NATO加盟国の領土で発見されたドローンおよびドローン残骸の数も2倍以上に達している(16件に対し37件)。

Already this year, 73 attacks have been confirmed near the border within Ukrainian territory, and approximately 56 military aircraft were scrambled "to monitor and manage the situation."

本年すでにウクライナ領内の国境付近で73件の攻撃が確認されており「状況を監視・管理する」ため約56機の軍用機が緊急発進した

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

昨年は国境付近で28件の攻撃があり21機が発進した

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

戦争初年には国境付近での攻撃は1件のみだった

In May, a drone crashed into an apartment building in Galați, a city in the east along the Danube, injuring a mother and child.

5月ドナウ川沿いの東部ガラツィドローンが集合住宅に墜落し母子が負傷した

Last week, a drone that entered Romania from neighbouring Moldova was tracked across several counties before re-entering Moldova and crashing into a sunflower field.

先週には隣国モルドバからルーマニアに入ったドローンが複数の県を追跡された後再びモルドバに入りヒマワリ畑に墜落した

Moscow denies allegations that it sent combat drones into Romanian territory.

モスクワは、ルーマニア領土に戦闘用ドローンを送ったという疑惑を否定している。

Amid a growing threat from drones intruding into Romanian airspace, and with authorities attributing many of them to Russia, this NATO member state shot down four drones this year.

ルーマニアの空域に侵入するドローンによる脅威が高まる中当局がその多くをロシアの責任と見なしていることを受けこのNATO加盟国は今年4機のドローンを撃墜した

This marks the first time such a thing has happened since war broke out in the neighbouring country.

隣国で戦争が勃発して以来、初めてのことである

NATO countries across Europe have accused Moscow of being behind a series of "hybrid warfare" acts, including drone incursions, sabotage, an attempted attack on a German airport, and an incident in the Baltic Sea in which flares were fired at a Danish helicopter.

欧州各地のNATO諸国はドローン侵入サボタージュドイツの空港への攻撃未遂バルト海でデンマークのヘリコプターにフレアが発射された事件など、一連の「ハイブリッド戦争」行為の背後にモスクワがいると非難している

On September 2, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated that, as Moscow continues its war, "Russia is becoming increasingly reckless."

NATOのマルク・ルッテ事務総長は9月2日、モスクワが戦争を継続する中で「ロシアはますます無謀になっている」と述べた。

"Along the eastern flank, ever more drones and missiles are intruding into our airspace, heightening the risk," he said.

東部側面に沿っていっそう多くのドローンやミサイルがわれわれの空域に侵入しリスクを高めていると彼は述べた

"The danger that Russia poses is plain to see."

ロシアがもたらす危険は明白である

Last week, Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that he had received information from CIA Director Jim Ratcliffe that Europe should prepare for an intensification of Russian provocations, including along the EU's eastern flank.

先週、ポーランドのドナルド・トゥスク首相は、CIAのジム・ラトクリフ長官から、EU東部側面を含むロシアの挑発激化に欧州は備えるべきだとの情報を得たと警告した。

Romania's Defence Minister, Radu Mircea, stated that Russia is regarded as a "primary and major threat" to the eastern flank and to Romania in both the national security strategy and NATO's assessments.

ルーマニアのラドゥ・ミルシャ国防相は、ロシアが国家安全保障戦略とNATOの評価の双方において、東部側面およびルーマニアに対する「主要かつ重大な脅威」と見なされていると述べた。

"We are facing risks similar to those of Poland and the Baltic states, and we are discussing the capabilities needed to counter this common threat, coordinating so that we can distribute these capabilities in a way that enables interconnection," he said.

「我々は、ポーランドやバルト諸国と同様のリスクに直面しつつ、この共通の脅威に対抗するために必要な能力について協議しており、相互接続を可能にする形でこれらの能力を配分できるよう調整している」と彼は述べた。

In response to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, NATO deployed additional multinational battlegroups to Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Slovakia, thereby strengthening its presence on the eastern flank of Europe.

2022年のロシアによるウクライナ全面侵攻を受け、NATOはルーマニア、ハンガリー、ブルガリア、スロバキアに追加の多国籍戦闘群を派遣し、欧州東部側面でのプレゼンスを強化した。

However, after Washington shifted its military posture last year, the United States reduced its troop deployments to Romania and other Eastern European countries.

しかし昨年、ワシントンが軍事態勢を転換させた後、米国はルーマニアをはじめとする東欧諸国への兵力展開を削減した

Officials denied that this was a sign of declining engagement with NATO.

当局者はこれをNATOへの関与が低下している兆候ではないと否定した

According to Defence Minister Mircea, more than 1,000 US troops are stationed in Romania, a figure higher than at any point since last year's US troop rotation.

ミルシャ国防相によればルーマニアには1,000人を超える米軍兵士が駐留しておりその数は昨年の米軍交代以降よりも多いという

"We enjoy a robust relationship," he says.

われわれは強固な関係にあると彼は述べる

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

東部側面の安全保障力学はきわめて流動的だ

Defense Minister Mirca said that discussions concerning NATO Article 5under which an attack on any member state may be met with a collective responsecould "go in various directions," while stating that there is currently no information suggesting that a ground invasion of Romania is imminent or likely.

ミルシャ国防相はNATO第5条——いずれかの加盟国への攻撃は集団的対応をもって迎えられ得る——に関する議論は「さまざまな方向に進み得る」としつつルーマニアには現在地上侵攻が差し迫っているあるいは起こりそうだとする情報はないと述べた

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

この観点からすれば安心していられると彼は言った

He also added that the ongoing threat Romania faces is unique, owing to Russia's frequent attacks on Ukraine's Danube ports, which lie just across the natural river border.

またルーマニアが直面する継続的脅威は、自然の川の国境を挟んですぐ向かいにあるウクライナのドナウ川港に対するロシアの頻繁な攻撃のため、独特なものだとも付け加えた

"Once you cross the border, the distance is only a few dozen metres, and the reaction time is minimal," he stated.

国境を越えれば距離はわずか数十メートルしかなく反応時間はごくわずかだと彼は述べた

"By contrast, in the Nordic countries the targets are dozens of kilometres away, leaving ample room for various forms of intervention."

対照的に北欧諸国では標的は数十キロ先にありさまざまな形の介入に十分な余裕がある

Live-fire exercises conducted across the border have long unsettled residents of Romania, since in some areas they can be both seen and heard.

国境を越えて行われる実弾射撃は、一部の地域では目に見え、耳に聞こえるものであるため、ルーマニアの住民を長きにわたり不安に陥れてきた。

"You can see the drones coming, and you can see them heading for the port," Defence Minister Mircea added.

ドローンが来るのが見えそれらが港へ向かうのが見えるミルシャ国防相は付け加えた。

"Most of them stop there and bomb the port infrastructure, but there is no telling whether any of them will cross over to the other side... and if they do, our communities will be put at risk."

大半はそこで止まり港湾インフラを爆撃するが、どれかが反対側へ越えてくるかは分からない……もし越えてくればわれわれの地域社会は危険にさらされるだろう

In response to the growing security threat, Romania and Poland have acquired MEROPS, a short-range counter-drone launch system designed to shoot down incoming rogue drones.

安全保障上の脅威の増大に対応するためルーマニアとポーランドは飛来する逸脱ドローンを撃ち落とす短距離対ドローン発射システムMEROPS取得した

The Ministry of Defence also announced last month that it had received the first 2.5 billion euros of a total allocation of 16.6 billion euros from the EU's European Security Action Programme.

国防省は先月EUの欧州安全保障行動プログラムから配分総額166億ユーロのうち最初の25億ユーロ受け取ったとも発表した

In June, the Ministry of Defence further announced that it had concluded a contract worth the equivalent of 2 billion dollars with an Israeli company and procured short-range and very short-range air defence systems.

6月国防省はさらにイスラエル企業との間で20億ドル相当の契約を締結し短距離および超短距離防空システムを調達した公表した

"They are designed to protect against aerial threats, including drones and cruise missiles."

ドローンや巡航ミサイルを含む航空脅威から防護するために設計されている

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

ルーマニアのニクショル・ダン大統領はアンカラ首脳会議で国防費は今年GDPの最大3.7%に達すると述べた

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

またルーマニアは今後5年間で「対ドローン能力」に400億ドル以上を投資することを目指すNATOのドローン・エッジ計画に参加したと付け加えた

Upon returning to Isaccea, Mihail stated that if a text alert warning of a possible airspace violation were issued, she would stay at home with her husband.

イサクチャに戻った際、ミハイルさんは、空域侵害の可能性を警告するテキスト警報が発せられたならば、夫とともに自宅に留まると述べた。

"There is no support, and no one I can turn to for help," she said.

「支援もなく、助力を仰げる相手も存在しない」と彼女は語った。

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