NATO vows to ‘defend every inch of Allied territory’ after Russian drone strikes Romanian apartment block: ‘Danger to us all’

NATO vows to ‘defend every inch of Allied territory’ after Russian drone strikes Romanian apartment block: ‘Danger to us all’


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GALATI, Romania, May 29 (Reuters) – NATO accused Moscow on Friday of reckless behavior 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 neighboring Ukraine.

Romania’s defense ministry said a woman and a child suffered minor injuries ‌in Galati near the border with Ukraine overnight after radar tracked a Russian drone entering Romanian airspace.

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Photos from the scene showed charred and damaged brickwork on the roof of the ten-story apartment block, which Romanian authorities said was hit by a drone that exploded on impact, tearing through a top-floor flat.

Forensic investigators examine the location of impact after a Russian drone struck an apartment building in Galati, Romania. AFP via Getty Images
A fire is pictured on top of a block of flats after a drone crash caused an explosion
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