Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRomanian President Nicusor Dan confirmed that a drone which crashed into a residential building in Galați was a Russian-origin Geran-2, which is “the unequivocal conclusion of the technical report finalised by Romanian state specialists”.Dan said that Russia is solely responsible for the incident, which caused injuries and material damage, and pledged to communicate the findings to NATO and the European Union. Russian President Vladimir Putin had previously questioned the drone's origin, suggesting it could be Ukrainian and saying it was too early to determine its nationality without a full examination. NATO accused Moscow of “reckless behaviour” following the incident and reiterated its commitment to defend “every inch of Allied territory”. Separately, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported over 2,300 Russian attack drones, nearly 1,560 guided aerial bombs, and 108 missiles against Ukraine this week, with at least five people killed and 37 injured in recent attacks across the country. In fullUkraine-Russia war latest: Romanian investigation shows Moscow was behind drone strike after Putin’s denialThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Romania confirms origin of drone that hit residential building
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRomanian President Nicusor Dan confirmed that a drone which crashed into a residential building in Galați was a Russian-origin Geran-2, which is “the unequivocal conclusion of the technical report finalised by Romanian state specialists”.Dan said that Russia is solely responsible for the incident, which caused injuries and material damage, and pledged to communicate the findings to NATO and the European Union. Russian President Vladimir Putin had previously questioned the drone's origin, suggesting it could be Ukrainian and saying it was too early to determine its nationality without a full examination. NATO accused Moscow of “reckless behaviour” following the incident and reiterated its commitment to defend “every inch of Allied territory”. Separately, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported over 2,300 Russian attack drones, nearly 1,560 guided aerial bombs, and 108 missiles against Ukraine this week, with at least five people killed and 37 injured in recent attacks across the country. In fullUkraine-Russia war latest: Romanian investigation shows Moscow was behind drone strike after Putin’s denialThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Romania confirmed a Geran-2 Russian-origin drone struck a residential building in Galați, dismissing Putin's claims of ambiguous origin. The incident — with NATO invoking collective defence commitments — signals escalating risk of spillover into EU/NATO territory, relevant for any organization assessing operational continuity and supply-chain exposure in Eastern Europe.
