Romania has summoned Russia’s ambassador on Friday, foreign minister Oana-Silvia Țoiu has said, after a Russian drone injured two people during an overnight Russian attack on neighbouring Ukraine.

French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot also said that he had summoned Russia’s ambassador after the strike on Galati in the country’s southeast.

We’ve just heard from Romanian Brigadier General Gheorghe Maxim, who said the Russian drone was in Romania for four minutes before crashing.

Radar and land anti-air defences were moved near Galati after a drone incident in April, he says.

But Merops, a US anti-drone system used by Romania, would have been to risky to use in a city, he adds – although he said it remains operational.

It was the first time in the war that a drone had hit a densely populated area in Romania and caused injuries.

European ​Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on ⁠Friday Russia had “crossed yet another line” after one of ⁠its drones ​hit ⁠a densely populated area ⁠in Romania and injured ​civilians ⁠during an ‌overnight attack in neighbouring Ukraine.

“We stand in ‌full solidarity ‌with Romania and its people,” von ⁠der Leyen said in a post on X. “As we continue strengthening our security and deterrence, ‌especially on our ​eastern border, we ‌will keep ⁠increasing the ⁠pressure on Russia.”

French ​minister for European Affairs Benjamin Haddad said on Friday that an incident involving a ⁠Russian drone in Romania showed that Russia was a threat to European security.

A drone ⁠crashed onto ​the ⁠roof of a 10-storey block of flats in ⁠the southeastern Romanian city ​of ⁠Galati during a ‌Russian overnight attack on neighbouring Ukraine.

“Russia has not only ‌attacked Ukraine, but also ‌threatened the European security architecture. A Russian drone crashed in Romania ⁠again last night, posing a threat through its interference,” Haddad told French radio RMC.

“I would also like to point out that we ‌have French troops stationed in ​Romania as part ‌of Nato’s ⁠reassurance operations, specifically to demonstrate ⁠our support for the sovereignty ‌of our partners ​in Europe,” ‌he added.

The Romanian ministry of foreign affairs ⁠said on Friday that an incident ⁠involving ​a Russian ⁠drone that struck ⁠an apartment ​building ⁠in a ‌Romanian city is a “grave and ‌irresponsible escalation from ‌Russia”.

“Romania has informed ⁠allies and Nato’s secretary general about the circumstances and requested measures to ‌accelerate the transfer ​of ‌anti-drone capabilities ⁠to Romania,” ⁠the ministry said.

A Russian drone struck a 10-storey building in Galati, eastern Romania, injuring two people and sparking evacuations.

Fuel storage facilities caught fire following a ⁠Ukraine drone attack in Russia’s Yaroslavl ⁠region, northeast ​of Moscow, ⁠governor Mikhail Yevrayev ⁠said on ​Telegram, adding ⁠that work ‌to extinguish the fire ‌was ongoing.

Overall, Russia ‌downed 208 drones ⁠overnight, Interfax said, citing the defence ministry.

Of those, over 80 were shot ‌down ​in Russia’s southern ‌Rostov ⁠region, local ⁠authorities said.

Russia carried out a drone strike on a Turkish vessel overnight, Ukraine has claimed, amid escalating attacks in the Black Sea region.

Details about the extent of the damage or possible casualties were not immediately clear.

The incident comes as Russia intensifies drone and missile strikes targeting Ukrainian infrastructure and ports.

A Russian drone involved in an overnight attack on Ukraine crashed into a residential building in Galati, eastern Romania.

The drone struck the roof of the apartment block, triggering a fire. Two people suffered minor injuries.

Several residents were evacuated from the building

Romania scrambled F-16 fighter jets and a military helicopter after detecting the drone in its airspace.

Deputy interior minister Raed Arafat, who is in charge of the emergency response agency, told private broadcaster Digi24 the drone affected two building stairwells and damaged five cars.