- A Russian drone struck a 10-storey block of flats in Galati, Romania, causing an explosion and fire that injured two people and led to 70 evacuations.
- This incident marks the first time a Russian drone has hit a densely populated area in Romania and caused injuries, raising concerns about escalating tensions on Nato’s eastern flank.
- Romania's defence ministry confirmed this was one of 28 instances where Russian drones have breached its airspace since Moscow began attacking Ukrainian ports across the Danube river.
- The ministry also reported recovering drone fragments 47 times within Romanian territory following Russian attacks on neighbouring Ukraine.
- Romanian authorities scrambled two F-16 fighter jets and a military helicopter to monitor the drone attack, with pilots authorised to shoot down any drones.
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