Nato criticises Russia's 'reckless behaviour' after drone hits Romanian apartments, injuring two

Joe InwoodWorld news correspondent

At this point we don’t know why a Russian drone ended up landing in Romanian territory. Understanding whether it was deliberate or an accident is absolutely vital here - and both are still possibilities.

Ukraine employs a large range of anti-drone and jamming technologies. It is far from impossible that one of these capabilities could have sent a Russian drone off course, resulting in the destruction in Galați.

Indeed, this is something Kyiv has in the past accused Moscow of doing - of diverting Ukrainian attack drones into Nato territory.

If this turns out to be the case, then the top Romanian general who said "we are not facing an attack… we are facing the effects of a conflict taking place in the immediate vicinity of our border” would be correct in his analysis.

But, there are others who believe that what we are seeing is a deliberate provocation by Russia, probing Nato defences to see how they react to a drone attack - and the political fallout.

When multiple Russian drones entered Polish airspace last September, the Institute for the Study of War said it was no navigational accident, but an "attempt to gauge both Poland’s and Nato’s capabilities and reactions".

It may be that the real reasons for last night’s incident are never officially confirmed, but as ever, intent is all important.

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