Romanian authorities say a Russian drone that was part of an overnight attack on Ukraine crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania

A drone entered Romanian airspace and struck an apartment building, causing an explosion and fire that injured multiple people, authorities said.

A ⁠Russian drone ​entered ‌Romanian ‌airspace ⁠and crashed ⁠onto the roof ​of ​a block of ⁠flats in ⁠the ⁠southeastern city ​of Galati ​causing ⁠a ⁠fire to break out, the ⁠Romanian defence ministry said in a statement ⁠on Friday.

An explosive-laden Russian drone hit an apartment building in Romania early Friday, its government said, as Moscow’s forces attacked a nearby Ukrainian port.

By George Calin, Luiza Ilie and Jekaterina Golubkova GALATI, Romania, May 29 (Reuters) - NATO accused Moscow on Friday of reckless ⁠behaviour ⁠and pledged to "defend every inch of Allied territory" after Romania said ⁠a Russian drone had crashed into an apartment block in the alliance member state during an attack on neighbouring Ukraine.

The drone hit a residential building, injuring two people and causing a fire, officials said.

A Russian drone struck an apartment building in NATO-member Romania, its defense ministry said early Friday morning, wounding two people. "During the night of May 28-29, the Russian Federation resumed drone attacks on civilian and infrastructure targets in Ukraine,

Romanian officials said a Russian drone hit an apartment building during an overnight attack in neighboring Ukraine, injuring two people. The incident marked the first time since the war in Ukraine began than a drone hit a densely populated area in Romania and caused injuries.