The Romanian Ministry of Defense announced that during Russia’s night attacks against Ukraine, a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) entered Romanian airspace and crashed into an apartment building, and 2 people were injured in the incident. According to the statement made by the Ministry, Russia restarted its attacks against civilian and infrastructure targets in Ukraine last night. After UAVs flying near Romanian airspace were detected by radars, two F-16 fighter jets and a helicopter took off and supported the operation.
Russian-made Geran-2 type UAV, which was followed to the south of Galati city, crashed on the roof of an apartment building. Two people injured in the fire that broke out due to the impact were taken to the hospital. Authorities reported that the UAV’s entire ammunition load exploded upon impact. Romanian authorities’ investigation at the scene continues. The Romanian Ministry of Defense described Russia’s actions as “irresponsible” and stated that this was a new provocation against stability and regional security in the Black Sea region.
The Ministry noted that such incidents demonstrate that Russia does not respect the norms of international law and endanger not only the security of Romanian citizens but also the collective security of NATO. “All responsibility for this incident lies with Russia.” Romanian President Nicuşor Dan, in his post on his account on the US-based In his post, Dan announced that they informed NATO allies and European Union countries about the incident, made an official request for the deployment of additional allied anti-UAV systems in their country, and that the incident would be brought to the United Nations Security Council.
Stating that the “unprecedented” nature of the incident requires a determined, coordinated and measured response at the national, allied and international levels, Dan said: “The full responsibility for this incident belongs to the Russian Federation.” he said. Dan emphasized that the decision not to intervene in the UAV in the air was taken because “there were no conditions that would enable its destruction without further endangering the safety of the civilian population.” Romanian Foreign Minister Oana Toiu, in her post on X, announced that she summoned the Russian Ambassador in Bucharest to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the issue.
Source: AA
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