Nato condemns Russia’s ‘recklessness’ after drone hits apartments in RomaniaNato has accused Russia of \u201crecklessness\u201d after a drone crashed onto the roof of a block of flats in Romania. <\/p>\n
The military alliance said it would strengthen its defences against all threats after the strike on the southeastern Romanian city of Galati, which came during a Russian overnight attack on neighbouring Ukraine.<\/p>\n
“We condemn Russia’s recklessness, and Nato will continue to strengthen our defences against all threats, including drones,” a Nato spokesperson said in a post on X. <\/p>\n
Alex Croft29 May 2026 07:19<\/p>\n
Russia has ‘crossed yet another line’ with Romania drone incident, EU saysEuropean \u200bCommission president Ursula von der Leyen said on \u2060Friday Russia had “crossed yet another line” after one of \u2060its drones \u200bhit \u2060a densely populated area \u2060in Romania and injured \u200bcivilians \u2060during an \u200covernight attack in neighbouring Ukraine.<\/p>\n
“We stand in \u200cfull solidarity \u200cwith Romania and its people,” von \u2060der Leyen said in a post on X. “As we continue strengthening our security and deterrence, \u200cespecially on our \u200beastern border, we \u200cwill keep \u2060increasing the \u2060pressure on Russia.” <\/p>\n
Shweta Sharma29 May 2026 07:02<\/p>\n
Drone strike in Romania reflects Russian threat to European security, French minister saysFrench \u200bminister for European Affairs Benjamin Haddad said on Friday that an incident involving a \u2060Russian drone in Romania showed that Russia was a threat to European security.<\/p>\n
A drone \u2060crashed onto \u200bthe \u2060roof of a 10-storey block of flats in \u2060the southeastern Romanian city \u200bof \u2060Galati during a \u200cRussian overnight attack on neighbouring Ukraine.<\/p>\n
“Russia has not only \u200cattacked Ukraine, but also \u200cthreatened the European security architecture. A Russian drone crashed in Romania \u2060again last night, posing a threat through its interference,” Haddad told French radio RMC.<\/p>\n
“I would also like to point out that we \u200chave French troops stationed in \u200bRomania as part \u200cof Nato\u2019s \u2060reassurance operations, specifically to demonstrate \u2060our support for the sovereignty \u200cof our partners \u200bin Europe,” \u200che added. <\/p>\n
Shweta Sharma29 May 2026 06:52<\/p>\n
Romania calls Russian drone incident is ‘grave escalation’The Romanian ministry of foreign affairs \u2060said on Friday that an incident \u2060involving \u200ba Russian \u2060drone that struck \u2060an apartment \u200bbuilding \u2060in a \u200cRomanian city is a “grave and \u200cirresponsible escalation from \u200cRussia”.<\/p>\n
“Romania has informed \u2060allies and Nato\u2019s secretary general about the circumstances and requested measures to \u200caccelerate the transfer \u200bof \u200canti-drone capabilities \u2060to Romania,” \u2060the ministry said.<\/p>\n
A Russian drone struck a 10-storey building in Galati, eastern Romania, injuring two people and sparking evacuations.<\/p>\n
Firefighters and law enforcement work on the site of an explosion at a residential block of flats following a drone hit close to the border with Ukraine, in Galati, Romania (Reuters)Shweta Sharma29 May 2026 06:30<\/p>\n
Fuel storage facilities on fire in Russia’s Yaroslavl region after drone attack, governor saysFuel storage facilities caught fire following a \u2060Ukraine drone attack in Russia’s Yaroslavl \u2060region, northeast \u200bof Moscow, \u2060governor Mikhail Yevrayev \u2060said on \u200bTelegram, adding \u2060that work \u200cto extinguish the fire \u200cwas ongoing.<\/p>\n
Overall, Russia \u200cdowned 208 drones \u2060overnight, Interfax said, citing the defence ministry. <\/p>\n
Of those, over 80 were shot \u200cdown \u200bin Russia’s southern \u200cRostov \u2060region, local \u2060authorities said.<\/p>\n
Shweta Sharma29 May 2026 06:12<\/p>\n
Russia carried out drone strike on Turkish vessel, Ukraine claimsRussia carried out a drone strike on a Turkish vessel overnight, Ukraine has claimed, amid escalating attacks in the Black Sea region.<\/p>\n
Details about the extent of the damage or possible casualties were not immediately clear. <\/p>\n
The incident comes as Russia intensifies drone and missile strikes targeting Ukrainian infrastructure and ports.<\/p>\n
Shweta Sharma29 May 2026 06:04<\/p>\n
In pictures: Russian drone strikes a 10-storey building in Romania A Russian drone involved in an overnight attack on Ukraine crashed into a residential building in Galati, eastern Romania.<\/p>\n
The drone struck the roof of the apartment block, triggering a fire. Two people suffered minor injuries.<\/p>\n
Several residents were evacuated from the building<\/p>\n
Romania scrambled F-16 fighter jets and a military helicopter after detecting the drone in its airspace.<\/p>\n
Deputy interior minister Raed Arafat, who is in charge of the emergency response agency, told private broadcaster Digi24 the drone affected two building stairwells and damaged five cars.<\/p>\n
A man walks at the site of a explosion at a residential block of flats following a drone hit close to the border with Ukraine, in Galati, Romania (Reuters)<\/p>\n
Firefighters and law enforcement work at the site of an explosion at a residential block of flats following a drone hit close to the border with Ukraine (Reuters)<\/p>\n
Firefighters work at the site of an explosion at a residential block of flats following a drone hit close to the border with Ukraine, in Galati, Romania (Reuters)<\/p>\n
Fire burns on the roof of a 10-story block of flats after a drone crashed into the building in Galati, Romania (Reuters)Shweta Sharma29 May 2026 06:00<\/p>\n
Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant hit by longest communications blackout since invasionThe Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant suffered a prolonged communications blackout this week amid reports of increased military activity nearby, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said on 28 May.<\/p>\n
The plant lost both landline and internet connections for around 12 hours on 27 May, marking the longest such outage at the facility since the start of Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to the IAEA.<\/p>\n
The cause of the outage was not immediately clear, but it coincided with reported attacks on the nearby Russian-occupied city of Enerhodar, where most plant employees live.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor many hours, we were unable to contact our team of experts at the site, and the plant was unable to communicate with the outside world in the usual way,\u201d Grossi said.<\/p>\n
A view shows Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant from the bank of Kakhovka Reservoir (Reuters)\u201cThis was clearly a very concerning event in terms of nuclear safety and security. The IAEA team will continue to investigate what caused this communications blackout and discuss how to prevent a recurrence,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The communications outage violated one of the seven core principles for maintaining nuclear safety during wartime established by Grossi and the IAEA, which states that nuclear facilities must maintain reliable communication with regulators and external authorities.<\/p>\n
The IAEA said earlier this month that it had observed a significant increase in drone activity near several Ukrainian nuclear power plants. While agency teams reported no direct damage to the facilities, they warned that the activity posed \u201csignificant risks to nuclear safety and security\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is Europe\u2019s largest nuclear facility and one of the 10 largest in the world. It has been under Russian military occupation since 2022, along with large parts of Zaporizhzhia Oblast.<\/p>\n
Shweta Sharma29 May 2026 05:36<\/p>\n
US calls out Russia for ‘inexplicable, dangerous and barbaric escalation’ in Ukraine at UNThe US leveled unusually harsh criticism against Russia and called for it to refrain from its promised “systematic strikes” against Kyiv, but Moscow brushed off the appeal and reiterated a warning to foreign diplomats to \u2060leave the Ukrainian capital.<\/p>\n
The statements came during a US Security Council session requested by Ukraine in response to Russia’s bombardment by hundreds of drones and missiles on Sunday against Kyiv and nearby areas.<\/p>\n
Condemning Sunday’s barrage, Tammy Bruce, the deputy US ambassador to the UN, \u2060called Russia’s use of its Oreshnik hypersonic missile “an inexplicable, dangerous and barbaric escalation” of \u200bthe \u2060war that erupted with Russia’s full-scale \u200cinvasion in February 2022.<\/p>\n
“We caution Russia not to mount so-called systematic strikes against Kyiv, which risk further civilian casualties and setting back the prospect \u200cof peace,” said Bruce.<\/p>\n
At least two civilians \u200cdied and around 100 were injured in the bombardment that Moscow said was in response to a Ukrainian strike on a student dorm in Donetsk, the eastern region of the same \u2060name that Moscow-backed separatists seized in 2014.<\/p>\n
She did not say how the US would respond if Moscow carried out its threat of “systemic strikes.” <\/p>\n
Shweta Sharma29 May 2026 05:26<\/p>\n
Russian drone strike on Romania apartment building likely to inflame tensions on Nato’s eastern flankRomania, a member of both Nato and the European Union, shares a 650km (400 mile) 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.<\/p>\n
Friday’s incident was the first time a drone had hit a densely populated area in Romania \u2060and caused injuries, and was likely to increase tensions on Nato\u2019s \u200beastern \u2060flank at a time when Ukraine’s allies are worried about the war spilling over its borders.<\/p>\n
The ministry added it had recovered drone fragments that fell in Romania 47 times. <\/p>\n
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