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Drone hits NATO Romania

About 70 residents were evacuated after the drone's explosive payload detonated

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The Russian drone struck an apartment building, wounding two people, Romanian officials said.

  1. Frame 1A Russian drone crash-lands on Galati apartments in NATO-member Romania, forcing residents out.
  2. Frame 2Romania said radar tracked it from the Ukraine border to the southern city.
  3. Frame 3The crash ignited the roof; emergency officials reported two people lightly injured.
  4. Frame 4About 70 residents were evacuated after the drone's explosive payload detonated.
  5. Frame 5Romania had already reported Russian-drone airspace breaches during attacks on Ukraine.
  6. Frame 6Next pressure point: will NATO border air alerts change after homes were hit?
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May 28, 11:17 PM EDT
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