Nato says drone that crashed in Romania was ‘of Russian origin’ despite Moscow’s denials – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here The drone that crashed into an apartment block in Romania during an attack on neighbouring Ukraine was of Russian origin, the spokesperson for Nato’s military headquarters SHAPE, said in comments reported by Reuters. … and on that note, it’s a wrap for today! The Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, has said the alliance is “ready to defend every inch” of its territory (9:37) after a Russian drone hit an apartment building in Romania (9:30), a member state, during an overnight attack on neighbouring Ukraine, leaving two people injured. Nato has confirmed that the drone was of Russian origin (18:38), despite Vladimir Putin (17:56) and the Russian foreign ministry’s attempts to question its responsibility for the incident (15:29). In response, Romania’s president Nicușor Dan has declared a Russian consul in the southeastern seaside city of Constanța “a persona non grata” (13:52) prompted Russia’s immediate threats of retaliation (13:55). Nato allies have also offered to temporarily relocate some air defence equipment to Romania to help it deal with similar incidents as it builds up its own capacity to