Putin rejects accusations against Russia after drone attack in Romania: 'No one knows the origin of a drone'

Russian drone invades Romanian airspace and injures two people
The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, rejected accusations that the country was responsible for a drone attack that hit a residential building and left two injured in Romania this Friday (29).
When asked about the incident during a press conference, hours after the bombing, the Russian president said he knew nothing and challenged the neighboring country to hand over the wreckage of the drone to prove that he was launched from Russia.
"Nobody knows the origin of a drone. Ukrainian drones have flown to Poland and the Baltic countries before... I think this has happened again. Let them then hand over the wreckage to Russia and we will carry out an investigation", he provoked.
When breaking the news about the attack, in the city of Galati, near the border with Ukraine, the Romanian Ministry of Defense stated that the drone was Russian.
"On the night of May 28 to 29, the Russian Federation resumed its drone strikes against civilian targets and infrastructure in Ukraine, near the river border with Romania. One of these drones penetrated Romanian airspace," the ministry said in a statement.
Firefighters and police work at the site of an explosion in a residential block following a drone attack near the border with Ukraine, in Galati, Romania
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The device "was tracked by radar until the southern part of the city of Galati and then crashed into the roof of a residential building, which caused a fire upon impact," the ministry added.
Several drone incursions have been detected in Romania since the start of the Russian offensive against Ukraine in February 2022, but this is the first time that one of these devices has crashed into a residential building.
According to the ministry, when the unmanned aircraft were detected near Romanian airspace, two F-16 fighters took off from Fetesti air base, in the east of the country, and "engaged in combat with the targets".
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Romania classified the attack as a "serious violation of international law" and requested that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) accelerate the transfer of anti-drone capabilities to the country.
NATO stated that it will reinforce its defenses against all threats after the incident in Romania and that it is preparing the 21st package of sanctions against Russia.
"We condemn Russia's recklessness, and NATO will continue to strengthen our defenses against all threats, including drones," a NATO spokesperson said in a post on the social media platform Romania will not accept that the war of aggression waged by Russia against Ukraine is transferred to its citizens, said Nicusor Dan.
After a new aerial alert in Ukraine in the early hours of this Friday (29), another Russian drone proved the fire on a Turkish cargo ship. Two crew members were injured, according to the Ukrainian navy.
Residential block after a drone hits a building near the border with Ukraine, in Galati, Romania
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