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A Russian drone that was part of an overnight attack on Ukraine and then went astray slammed into an apartment building in eastern Romania, injuring two people in the NATO member country, Romanian authorities said, adding to concerns that the war could spread across the alliance's borders.

The Russian drone was tracked by radar in Romanian airspace and crashed onto the roof of the building in the city of Galati, Romania's Defence Ministry said in a statement. The impact was followed by a fire. The two people suffered minor injuries, and several others were evacuated.

The Romanian military scrambled two F-16 fighter jets and a helicopter that were authorised to engage targets, and alert messages were sent to residents of the affected areas. But aircraft didn't engage or shoot at drone to bring it down.

Doval meets Russian deputy PM Manturov

​​​​​​​NSA Ajit Doval met Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov in Moscow and held talks on key areas, including defence and energy, according to reports. The meeting took place on Thursday, against a fragile geopolitical backdrop marked by conflict in West Asia, concerns over maritime security in key global trade routes and sharpening competition among major powers over the emerging multipolar world order.