Romania detonates crashed Russian drone
Romanian authorities safely detonated a crashed Russian drone on Saturday afternoon. The controlled explosion occurred near Lake Brateș in the southeastern city of Galați, following the temporary evacuation of 535 residents.
The Emergency Situations Inspectorate (ISU) confirmed the operation concluded without incident. To ensure public safety, officials temporarily closed a nearby national highway for 15 minutes prior to the blast.
Following the safe detonation, evacuation orders were lifted for the majority of the city. Only residents living immediately adjacent to the crash site remained displaced while investigators processed the scene.
The Defense Ministry reported that the drone fragments fell overnight in a residential area. The impact damaged a household outbuilding and an electricity pole, but no casualties were reported.
Translation by Iurie Tataru
