Romania says Russian drone hit block of flats in Galati injuring two

A drone crashed onto the roof of a 10-storey block of flats in the southeastern city of Galati during a Russian overnight attack on neighbouring Ukraine on Friday, causing an explosion and a fire that injured two people, Romanian authorities said.



Romania, a member of both NATO and the European Union, shares a 650-km land border with Ukraine and has seen Russian drones breach its airspace 28 times since Moscow began attacking Kyiv's ports across the Danube river, Romania's defence ministry said on Friday.



Friday's incident was the first time a drone had hit a densely populated area in Romania and caused injuries, and was likely to increase tensions on NATO's eastern flank at a time when Ukraine's allies are worried about the war spilling over its borders.



The ministry added it had recovered drone fragments that fell in Romania 47 times.



Romania's emergency response agency said on Friday a fire broke out in a 10th floor apartment after the drone struck the building's roof and exploded. Two people were receiving medical treatment on site, it said, adding 70 people had evacuated.



It said the drone's entire explosive payload detonated. The fire has since been extinguished.