Police and forensic investigators examine the location of impact after a Russian drone struck an apartment building in Galati, western Romania.

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A Russian drone collided with an apartment building in Romania, a NATO member state, early on Friday morning.

Romanian President Nicușor Dan said in a post on X on Friday morning that he had convened a meeting of his national defense council in response to what he called "the most serious incident to affect the national territory" since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in early 2022.

The collision occurred in Galați, Dan said, a city near Romania's border with Ukraine.

"We will order proportionate measures in relation to the Russian Federation," he said, adding that the strike had resulted in injuries.…