Romanian Defense Ministry investigates drone that crashed into high-rise building in Romania. It turned out to be russian Geran-2

A russian drone of the Geran-2 type crashed into a residential building in the city of Galați. After the impact, the drone exploded, two people were injured.

This is announced in a statement by the Romanian Defense Ministry, published on May 29.

The drone exploded immediately after the fall. After the drone hit the 10th floor of the building, a fire broke out. The injured were hospitalized. There were no fatalities.

The Romanian Defense Ministry said that representatives of the Defense Ministry, the Interior Ministry and intelligence are working at the scene to investigate the circumstances of the incident.

The ministry also said that such incidents pose a threat to security in the Black Sea region and for NATO countries.

"Such incidents demonstrate the russian federation's lack of respect for international law and endanger not only the safety of Romanian citizens, but also the collective security of NATO," the Romanian Defense Ministry said.

The Romanian Foreign Ministry called the incident a "serious escalation" on the part of the russian federation and reported an appeal to NATO.

As a reminder, Romania raised fighter jets due to a russian drone attack on the Odesa Region on May 19, and also warned the population near the border with Ukraine about the threat.