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2026-05-29 13:14:53
[Drone Enters Romanian Airspace and Crashes into Apartment Building, Injuring Two People; First Such Incident] (1) Following Russia's attack on Ukraine, a drone entered the airspace of Romania, an EU member state, early Friday morning and crashed into an apartment building in a town in eastern Romania, injuring two people. This is the first time a drone has crashed into an apartment building in Romania. (2) The Romanian Ministry of Defense stated that radar systems tracked the drone as it entered Romania from the Ukrainian border and then flew to the eastern city of Galac, where it crashed into the roof of an apartment building, causing a fire and injuring two people. (3) The Ministry of Defense stated that Romania scrambled two F-16 fighter jets to track several drones flying near the Ukrainian border, and the pilots were authorized to strike the aerial targets.
