Bucharest, May 29, 2026 (AFP) - Romanian forces did not have time to shoot down drone: defence ministry official

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2026-05-29

Romanian forces did not have enough time to shoot down a drone that crashed into an apartment building injuring two, a defence official said on Friday, adding there was "no realistic opportunities to engage it safely". "The time we had available -- four minutes -- was extremely short," General Gheorghe Maxim from the Joint Forces Command told a press conference. Romanian President Dan Nicusor said the decision not to engage was made "because the......

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