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Residents of the Romanian border are deeply concerned about the consequences of the escalating frequency of drone alerts.

Residents of the Romanian border are deeply concerned about the consequences of the escalating frequency of drone alerts.

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September 17th, 2026

Residents of the Romanian border are deeply concerned about the consequences of the escalating frequency of drone alerts.

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Scarcely had the warning text message sounded when the explosions followed hard on its heels.

警告簡訊甫告響起,爆炸聲旋即接踵而至。

For forty-eight-year-old Robert Marian, the threat posed by Russian drone strikes is alarmingly close at handa mere few hundred metres across the riverand has become an inescapable source of dread.

對四十八歲的羅伯特·馬里安(Robert Marian)而言俄羅斯無人機襲擊所帶來的威脅近在咫尺——僅隔河數百公尺之遙——已然成為揮之不去的恐懼根源

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

他棲身於伊薩克恰(Isaccea),此乃羅馬尼亞東部圖爾恰縣(Tulcea County)多瑙河畔的一座邊境小鎮設有通往烏克蘭的過境點

"There were alerts warning us, announcing that something was about to come," he said.

曾有警報向我們示警昭告某物即將來臨,」他表示

"It happened two weeks ago, or perhaps three.

兩週前曾發生過抑或三週前

At midnight, I was sound asleep... one of them was relatively quiet, whereas the other was deafening.

午夜時分正酣然入夢……其中一次較為悄寂然而另一次則震耳欲聾

I was utterly terrified and bolted out the door."

驚駭至極奪門而出。」

As Russia's war against Ukraine drags on, incidents of drones violating Romanian airspace have surged dramatically.

隨著俄羅斯對烏克蘭的戰事持續延宕無人機侵犯羅馬尼亞領空的事件急遽攀升

The sound of explosions drifting across the Danube serves as a constant reminder of just how perilously close this war has come to NATO territoryand, at this juncture, many fear that Russian President Vladimir Putin may be intent on testing the alliance's resolve.

多瑙河彼岸傳來的爆炸聲無時不刻地警示著世人:這場戰爭距離北約領土何其咫尺——值此之際許多人憂心俄羅斯總統弗拉基米爾·普京(Vladimir Putin)或有意試探該聯盟的決心

On 1 September, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy alleged 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日指稱,烏克蘭與羅馬尼亞之間的一處邊境過境點遭逢蓄意破壞……以及出口基礎設施」之侵擾。

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

同日羅馬尼亞海關宣告伊薩克恰-奧爾利夫卡(Isaccea-Orlivka)過境點之運作已暫告中止

Another Isaccea resident, Alina Mihail, said that she felt a wave of nausea as drone alarms and the sound of 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,當無人機警報與爆炸聲響徹邊境之際,她感到一陣噁心。

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

無數個夜晚我已再也無法成眠,」她說

"My husband and I live in constant fear from morning till night."

我與我丈夫終日生活在恐懼之中。」

Data from Romania's Ministry of National Defence reveals that, so far this year, drone incursions have surged threefold compared with the whole of 2025that is, 27 incidents against 9while the number of drones and debris found on the territory of this NATO member state has also more than doubled, reaching 37 items against 16.

羅馬尼亞國防部數據揭示,本年迄今無人機入侵事件較2025年全年激增三倍——即27次對9次——而於此北約成員國領土上所發現之無人機及殘骸數量亦翻逾一倍,達37件對16件。

So far this year, the territory adjacent to the Ukrainian border has endured seventy-three attacks, with approximately fifty-six military aircraft scrambled on orders to "monitor and manage the situation".

本年迄今烏克蘭毗鄰邊境之領土已遭逢七十三次襲擊約五十六架軍機奉命緊急升空,以「監控和管理局勢」。

Last year, twenty-eight attacks were recorded near the border, with twenty-one aircraft taking to the air.

去歲邊境附近錄得二十八次襲擊二十一架飛機升空

By the first year of the war, only a single attack had been documented in the border area.

迨至開戰首年邊境一帶僅有一次襲擊見諸記錄

In May of this year, a drone crashed into an apartment building in Galați, a town in eastern Romania on the banks 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)的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 traversed several counties, after which it re-entered Moldova and crashed into a field of sunflowers.

上週一架自鄰國摩爾多瓦進入羅馬尼亞的無人機遭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 deploying combat drones on Romanian territory.

莫斯科當局否認曾向羅馬尼亞領土部署作戰無人機。

The threat posed by drones violating Romanian airspace is mountingofficials attribute many of these incidents to Russiaand this situation has prompted the NATO member state to shoot down four drones this year, the first such action since war broke out in its neighbouring country.

無人機侵犯羅馬尼亞領空所構成的威脅與日俱增——官員將其中多起事件歸咎於俄羅斯——此一情勢促使這個北約成員國於今年擊落了四架無人機,為鄰國戰爭爆發以來之首例。

European NATO member states have accused Moscow of masterminding a series of "hybrid warfare" operations against their countries, encompassing drone incursions, sabotage, an attempted attack on a German airport, and a Danish helicopter being fired upon with flares over the Baltic Sea.

歐洲各國北約成員國指控莫斯科針對其本國一系列混合戰爭行徑幕後主使涵蓋無人機入侵破壞行動、對德國某機場未遂襲擊,以及一架丹麥直升機波羅的海遭照明彈射擊等事件。

On 2 September, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated that, as Moscow continues to press ahead with its war effort, "Russia has grown increasingly reckless."

北約秘書長馬克·呂特(Mark Rutte)於9月2日表示,隨著莫斯科持續推進其戰事,「俄羅斯已變得愈發魯莽」。

"We are witnessing increasingly frequent incursions of drones and missiles through our airspace, moving along our eastern flank, which sharply heightens the risk," he said.

我們目睹日益頻繁無人機與導彈穿越我方領空沿東翼而行致使風險陡增,」他表示

"The threat that Russia poses is plain for all to see."

俄羅斯所構成的威脅昭然若揭。」

Last week, Poland's Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, likewise issued a warning, stating that he had received intelligence conveyed by the CIA Director, Jim Ratcliffe, indicating that Europe ought to brace itself to confront Russia's increasingly aggressive provocations, which extend across the EU's eastern flank.

上週,波蘭總理唐納德·圖斯克(Donald Tusk)亦曾示警,稱其接獲中央情報局局長吉姆·拉特克利夫(Jim Ratcliffe)所傳遞之情資,內容表明歐洲理應整備以待,應對俄羅斯日益加劇之挑釁行徑,其範圍涵蓋歐盟東翼。

Romanian Defence Minister Radu Miruta pointed out that, within the framework of the national defence strategy and NATO assessments, Russia is defined as constituting 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)指出國防戰略北約評估的框架內俄羅斯被界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 that are urgently needed to counter this shared threatthe risks are identical to those faced by Poland and the Baltic statesand we are coordinating them to ensure that these capabilities are distributed in a manner that permits interoperability," he stated.

我們正投身於一場關於應對這一共同威脅所亟需之能力討論——其風險與波蘭及波羅的海國家所面臨者如出一轍——我們正加以協調以確保這些能力得以按允許互聯的方式進行分配,」他表示

In the wake of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, NATO shored up its military presence on Europe's eastern flank by deploying additional multinational battlegroups to Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Slovakia.

在俄羅斯於2022年對烏克蘭發動全面入侵之後,北約藉由向羅馬尼亞、匈牙利、保加利亞及斯洛伐克部署更多多國戰鬥群,從而鞏固其在歐洲東翼之軍事存在。

However, last year, following a recalibration of its military posture, Washington proceeded to scale back its troop deployments to Eastern EuropeRomania among them; officials deny that this constitutes any indication of a weakening commitment to NATO.

然而,去歲,華盛頓方面調整其軍事態勢之後,美國遂削減了對東歐——羅馬尼亞亦在其列——的部隊部署;官員們否認此舉係對北約承諾有所減弱之徵兆。

Miruță pointed out that more than 1,000 US troops are stationed in Romania, and remarked that this figure is more substantial than it was following last year's US troop rotation.

米魯察指出羅馬尼亞境內駐紮著逾1,000名美軍並稱此人數較去年美軍輪換之後更為可觀

"A robust relationship is sustained between us," he stated.

我們之間維繫著穩固的關係,」他表示

"The security situation on the eastern flank is highly fluid."

東翼的安全態勢極具流動性。」

Mircea stated that discussions surrounding NATO Article 5whereby an attack on any member state may trigger a collective response — "could develop in any number of directions"; however, he noted that Romania currently possesses no information indicating that a ground invasion is imminent or even likely.

米魯察表示圍繞北約第五條——即對任一成員國之攻擊均可能觸發集體回應——的相關討論可以朝各種方向發展」,惟其指出羅馬尼亞目前並無資訊顯示地面入侵即將發生或有可能發生

"From this, we may take comfort," he said.

由此觀之吾人得以寬心,」他說道

He went on to add that the persistent threat facing Romania was truly unique, inasmuch as Russia was repeatedly attacking Ukraine's Danube ports, and these ports lay merely a stretch of water away from the natural river boundary.

他繼而補充羅馬尼亞所面臨之持續威脅實屬獨特俄羅斯頻仍襲擊烏克蘭多瑙河港口而此等港口與天然河流邊界僅一水之隔

"Once the border is crossed, the distance involved is on the order of merely a few dozen metres, leaving virtually no margin for any response," he stated.

一旦跨越邊界所涉距離不過數十公尺之譜,幾無任何反應餘裕,」他表示

"By contrast, in the Nordic countries, the targets lie tens of kilometres away, thereby affording a comfortably ample window in which to carry out interventions of every kind at leisure."

反觀北歐諸國目標遠在數十公里之外因而提供了游刃有餘的窗口足以從容遂行各種形式的干預。」

Live-fire exercises on the far side of the border, whether witnessed or merely heard in certain areas, have for many years kept Romanian residents mired in a state of unrelenting anxiety.

邊境對岸的實彈射擊,於若干地區或目之、或聞之,長年以來令羅馬尼亞居民陷於惶惶不安之中。

"We witnessed the drones coming in, and then we saw them speeding toward those ports," Mircea added.

我們目睹無人機來襲復見朝那些港口疾馳而去,」米魯察補充道

"Most of them loiter there, bombarding the port infrastructure, yet we have no way of knowing whether some might cross over to the other side... If even one were to come across the border, our community... would be plunged into grave peril."

大多數逡巡於彼處對港口基礎設施施以轟炸然我們無從得知是否有些或將飛越至另一側……倘若有一架越境而來我們的社區……便將陷於危殆之中。」

In response to the escalating security threats, Romania and Poland have accordingly procured the MEROPS system, which neutralises incoming stray drones by launching short-range counter-drones to bring them down.

為因應與日俱增的安全威脅羅馬尼亞與波蘭遂採購MEROPS系統該系統藉由發射短程反無人機,以擊落來襲之偏航無人機

Last month, the Ministry of Defence also announced that it had received the first tranche of2.5 billion under the EU's "European Security Action" programme, with total allocated funding amounting to 16.6 billion.

國防部上月亦宣布其已接獲歐盟「歐洲安全行動」計劃之首筆25億歐元資金,總撥款額166億歐元

In June, the Ministry of National Defence announced once again that it had concluded a contract worth 2 billion US dollars with an Israeli company to acquire short-range and very short-range air defence systems, "aimed at countering aerial threats, including drones and cruise missiles."

6月國防部復宣布已與一家以色列公司締結一份價值20億美元之合約以獲取短程超短程防空系統,「旨在禦空中威脅無人機巡航導彈」。

At the Ankara summit, Romanian President Nicusor Dan declared that this year's defence expenditure will reach 3.7% of GDP.

羅馬尼亞總統尼庫索爾·丹(Nicusor Dan)於安卡拉峰會上宣稱本年度國防開支將達GDP之3.7%

He went on to add that Romania has joined NATO's "Drone Edge" project, which is intended to spend more than 40 billion US dollars over the next five years in order to strengthen "counter-drone capabilities".

他繼而補充道羅馬尼亞已加入北約之「無人機邊緣」項目該項目旨在未來五年內斥資逾400億美元以強化「反無人機能力」

Returning to Isaccea, Mihail stated that whenever an SMS alert warns of a possible airspace violation, she and her husband remain indoors.

回到伊薩克恰,米哈伊爾表示,每當簡訊警報示警可能存在領空侵犯之虞時,她與丈夫便會留在屋內。

"We have nothing to rely on, nor is there anyone willing to lend us a helping hand," she said.

「我們既無所倚仗,亦無人肯伸以援手,」她說。

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