Romania had to evacuate its border village, Russia’s brutal escalation of terror threatens not only Ukraine – Sybiha

16:36, 17.11.2025 1 min read

Romania was forced to evacuate residents of a border village, demonstrating that Russia's escalating terror threatens more than just Ukraine and that greater pressure on the Kremlin is needed, Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said.

“After a Russian attack damaged a vessel with LNG in the Odesa region, Romania had to evacuate its border village. Russia’s brutal escalation of terror threatens not only Ukraine but also our neighbors. This underscores the urgency of collective pressure on Moscow to end the war,” he said on X.

According to Romanian media reports, residents of the village of Plauru, near the Ukrainian border, were evacuated due to the risk of an explosion following a Russian drone attack on the port of Izmail in Odesa region on the night of November 17.