2 Injured After Russian Drone Hits Apartment Building in Romania
- A Russian strike drone crashed into a 10-story apartment building in Galați, Romania, early Friday morning, marking the first time since the war began that a stray drone has hit a densely populated urban area inside the NATO-member state.
- The impact triggered a major explosion and a fire on the top floor of the building, injuring two residents—a woman who sustained first-degree burns and her 14-year-old child who suffered severe shock—while forcing the evacuation of roughly 70 people.
- The incident unfolded at approximately 1:53 a.m. local time during a massive Russian overnight barrage targeting Ukrainian port infrastructure in the nearby Odesa region and the Danube River port city of Izmail.
- The Romanian military scrambled two F-16 fighter jets and a combat helicopter authorized to engage targets after radar tracked the incoming drone, while officials broadcast emergency "Ro-Alert" sirens to warn residents across three border counties.
- Romania's Foreign Ministry blasted the incident as a "grave and irresponsible escalation" and a flagrant breach of international law, immediately requesting that NATO allies fast-track the transfer of specialized anti-drone defense systems to reinforce its eastern flank.
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berlingske.dkA drone crashed into an apartment complex in Romania on Friday night. Two people were slightly injured.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says NATO countries have not been able to prove that the drone that hit Romania was Russian. He claims instead that it may be Ukrainian.
Von der Leyen: Russia's aggressive war has crossed another line. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday that the incursion of a Russian drone over a densely populated area of Romania constitutes "crossing another line." She also announced that the European Commission is preparing a 21st package of sanctions against Russia. "A Russian drone struck a densely populated area in Romania, injuring civilians," von der Leyen w…
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