Romania drone hit: NATO condemns

Two people were injured after a Russian drone hit an apartment building in Romania's Galati during an overnight strike on Ukraine, and reporting called it the first time in the war that a drone hit a densely populated area in Romania and caused injurieseuronews.com investing.com). Romania scrambled two F-16 fighter jets and a military helicopter, while NATO chief Mark Rutte called Russia's behaviour recklesscbc.ca instagram.com bbc.com). The immediate read-through could stay concentrated in defence names unless there is another incursion or formal NATO consultation language.

Two people were injured after a Russian drone hit an apartment building in Galati during an overnight strike on Ukraine, according to Euronews euronews.com and PBS pbs.org. Reporting around the incident has described it as the first time in the war that a drone hit a densely populated area in Romania and caused injuries investing.com. The immediate market question is whether this stays in the air-defence and diplomatic lane or broadens into formal alliance action. Romania said it scrambled two F-16 fighter jets and a military helicopter and authorized pilots to shoot down drones, while Mark Rutte said Russia's behaviour is "reckless" and "a danger to us all"cbc.ca instagram.com bbc.com). Bucharest also moved diplomatically, saying it will expel Russia's consul general in Constanta and close the consulateturkiyetoday.com english.alarabiya.net). Reuters said defence stocks rose on the headline reuters.com, and that response could hold unless there is another incursion or NATO shifts into formal consultation language.