Putin Rejects Romania's Geran-2 Drone Claim After 2 Are Injured in Galati

11 articles · Updated · The Moscow Times · May 29

Two people were hospitalized after a drone hit an apartment building in Galati, the first time a stray drone has struck a Romanian residential building since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Putin said Romania had jumped to conclusions, demanded forensic evidence and argued the aircraft may have been Ukrainian, citing earlier drones that veered into Finland and the Baltic states.
Romania's military identified the drone as a Geran-2, scrambled two F-16s after detecting aerial targets and called the crash a serious escalation by Russia.
Bucharest closed Russia's consulate in Constanta, declared its consul persona non grata and summoned the Russian ambassador, while Moscow vowed retaliation.
NATO chief Mark Rutte pledged absolute solidarity and Romania sought faster anti-drone support, though alliance sources said it was still unclear whether Bucharest would invoke Article 4.

Romania tracked the drone but couldn't stop it. What does this failure reveal about NATO's real defense capabilities?

With civilians injured on NATO soil, will the alliance's response go beyond diplomacy this time?

How are Western components still powering the Russian drones that now threaten NATO territory directly?