epa10550580 Romanian paratroopers in action during the NATO-led military exercise 'Sea Shield 2023' held in the Danube Delta near Mahmudia harbor, 300 kilometers east of Bucharest, Romania, 30 March 2023. More than 30 military ships of the Romanian Naval Forces, two military ships of the Bulgarian Naval Forces, 14 aircraft from France, Romania, the US and Turkey, 15 fast intervention boats and patrol vessels, 57 military vehicles and other combat capabilities, as well as some 3.400 military from 12 allied and partner states (Albania, Bulgaria, France, Georgia, Greece, Poland, Portugal, Britain and Northern Ireland, the Netherlands, Republic of Moldova, the US and Turkey) participate in a 12 days (20 March - 02 April) complex military exercise designed to protect the Romania's south-east flank, on the sea, on the river, in the Danube Delta and in the coastal area. EPA-EFE/Robert Ghement