People live in Isaccea.

It is a small town in Romania.

It is on the Danube river.

They are afraid all the time.

Russian drones hit targets in Ukraine.

The targets are just across the river.

Robert Marian is 48 years old.

He said he ran out of his house.

It was midnight.

He heard a loud blast.

This was about two or three weeks ago.

Alina Mihail said she does not sleep now.

She lives in terror with her husband.

Romania's Ministry of National Defense reports more drones this year.

The number is three times bigger than last year.

This year there are 27.

Last year there were 9.

Drones and debris fell on Romanian land more than two times.

This year there are 37.

Last year there were 16.

There were 73 attacks near the border this year.

The attacks were on Ukrainian land.

Romania sent up 56 military planes.

Last year there were 28 attacks.

Romania sent up 21 planes.

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

In May, a drone hurt a mother and a child.

The drone hit an apartment building in Galati.

Last week, a drone came from Moldova.

It crossed many counties.

Then it went back to Moldova.

It crashed in a sunflower field.

Moscow says it does not send combat drones into Romania.

Romania shot down four drones this year.

This is the first time since the war began.

Mark Rutte is the NATO Secretary-General.

He spoke on Sept. 2.

He said Russia is more and more reckless.

Radu Miruta is Romania's Defense Minister.

He called Russia a main threat to the eastern side.

He said over 1,000 U.S. troops are in Romania.

He said Romania has no information about a ground attack soon.

Romania and Poland bought the MEROPS counter-drone system.

Romania signed a $2 billion air defense contract.

The contract is with an Israeli company.