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'I will sleep with fear': Romanians shaken after block of flats hit by drone

May 30, 2026 International Source: BBC World

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'I will sleep with fear': Romanians shaken after block of flats hit by drone
A Russian drone hit a block of flats in Romania on Friday, causing a fire and injuring two people, Romanian officials say. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Composite image showing on the left damage and debris, and on the right, a man with white hair wearing a brown top 'I will sleep with fear': Romanians shaken after block of flats hit by drone The BBC visited a block of flats in Romania's eastern city of Galați, near the border with Ukraine, after it was hit by what the country described as a Russian drone on Friday. A resident of the building said he was afraid after the incident, which injured two people. 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