Drone crashes in Romania as Russia strikes neighbouring Ukraine

Published on 25/04/2026 - 16:38 GMT+2

Romanian authorities said 200 radical were evacuated portion 2 British fighters jets scrambled aft a drone landed successful the southeastern metropolis of Galati, adjacent the country's borderline with Ukraine.

It is not the archetypal clip that Romania, which is simply a NATO arsenic good arsenic EU member, has seen it airspace violated and drone fragments autumn connected its territory aft Russia began its full-scale penetration of Ukraine successful February 2022.

Romanian President Nicușor Dan said that this, however, "is the archetypal incidental wherever Romanian spot has really been damaged, a threshold we instrumentality precise seriously." The country's overseas minster summoned the Russian ambassador implicit the incident.

No casualties were reported arsenic a effect of the incident, which the country's defence ministry said occured successful "a populated area". An energy rod and a location outbuilding were damaged, portion state supplies were chopped arsenic a precautionary measure.

Two British Royal Air Force combatant jets stationed astatine a subject basal successful Borcea arsenic portion of a NATO unit scrambled aft the drone landed, the defence ministry said.

The British defence ministry denied reports that they changeable down Russian drones.