Russian drone strikes apartment building in Romania, injuring two civilians
A Russian drone struck an apartment building in Galați, eastern Romania, injuring two civilians and causing a fire. NATO condemned Russia for the strike and confirmed the drone was of Russian origin. Romania responded by scrambling two F-16 fighter jets and a military helicopter, and summoned the Russian ambassador. The drone reportedly entered Romanian airspace during a large-scale Russian attack
A Russian drone struck an apartment building in Galați, eastern Romania, injuring two civilians and causing a fire, according to Romanian officials and military.com. The building was located 11 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, as reported by france24. NATO condemned Russia for the drone strike and stated the drone was of Russian origin, according to tass. Mark Rutte criticized Russia's behavior, as reported by the hindu. Romania scrambled two F-16 fighter jets and a military helicopter in response, according to france24, and summoned the Russian ambassador, as reported by the guardian. The drone that struck Romania was likely shot down by Ukrainian air defences and altered its trajectory, according to bbc. The drone entered Romanian airspace during a large-scale Russian attack against targets in Ukraine, according to military.com. NATO is considering how to improve defense against drones, as reported by tass. EU President Ursula von der Leyen said Russia disregards international law and that a 21st package of sanctions is being prepared, according to bluesky. She also said the EU will keep increasing the pressure on Russia, according to the guardian.
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