VIDEO The “invitation” made by the Minister of Defense, after Vladimir Putin questioned the Russian provenance of the drone
The drone that fell on the night of Thursday to Friday on a block of flats in Galati is without a doubt a Russian-made product, said the interim Minister of Defense, Radu Miruță, who categorically rejected speculations about the origin of the aircraft.
In a press conference on Friday evening at the Ministry of Defense, which was also attended by the head of the Army, Radu Miruță refuted the speculations “that the drone, which created the incident this morning, was not Russian”.
“We invite those in Russia who believe that there are details that make this drone not Russian, from tomorrow, to come to the headquarters of the General Directorate of Military Intelligence, where they will look for their serial number on the products manufactured in Russia. I understand this induced fog around Russia's aggression against Ukraine, but what was found there is, based on the series of the respective components, undoubtedly a Russian-made product,” said the acting minister of Defense.
What Vladimir Putin had declared
The reaction of the Romanian official comes in the context in which the Russian president questioned the Russian origin of the aircraft that fell last night on the residential building in the city of Galați.
“I don't know what kind of drone exploded in Romania. Send us the remains,” Vladimir Putin told reporters, quoted by the Kyiv Post.
A drone crashed, on the night of Thursday to Friday, around 02:00, on a block in the city of Galati. Two people were treated at the scene, while two others – a woman and a 14-year-old boy – suffered burns and were taken to hospital. About 70 people were evacuated.
The Ministry of Defense said that the drone was of Russian origin, of the Geran 2 type, and all its cargo exploded at the time of impact. “The entire responsibility for this incident rests with Russia,” President Nicușor Dan also declared.
