The European Union says that Russia crosses another line when one of its drones falls in Romania

Representatives of the institutions of the European Union (EU) This Friday they condemned the fall of a Russian drone in the Romanian city of Galati close to the Ukrainian border, and stated that Moscow thus crosses another line in its conflict against Ukraine.

Furthermore, the head of community diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, considered that the impact of the Russian drone against a residential building in Galati has constituted “a flagrant and serious violation of the sovereignty of Romania and European airspace.”

He noted that he has been in contact with the Romanian Foreign Minister, Oana Toiu, to “convey the full solidarity of the EU with Romania.”

“Russia stopped respecting borders a long time ago. Moscow cannot be allowed to violate European airspace with impunity,” he emphasized.

In addition, he recalled that EU foreign ministers, meeting informally on Thursday in Cyprus, committed to “intensify pressure on Russia, increase support for Ukraine and invest in Europe’s own defensive preparedness.”

A Russian drone hit an apartment building in Galati, near the border with Ukraine, in the early hours of this Friday and unleashed a fire that caused minor injuries to two people, the authorities of the Balkan country reported.

As reported on social networks by the General Inspectorate of Emergency Situations of Romania, the drone hit the tenth floor of the residential building and its explosive charge completely detonated, forcing the evacuation of about 70 people.

Before the impact, an emergency alert was issued after drones were detected close to Romanian airspace and two F-16 fighter planes took off at 01:19 local time (22:19 GMT on Thursday) from the Fetesti military base, the Romanian Ministry of Defense stated.

Galati is located on the banks of the Danube, near the borders with the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine.