Breaking: Putin questions if the drone in Romania was Russian
Russian president Vladimir Putin on Friday questioned if the drone which crashed into an house block in Romania was from Russia and instructed it may have been a Ukrainian drone.
Putin advised reporters he had solely simply heard of the incident and instructed that the drone wreckage be handed over to Russia in order that Moscow can conduct its personal impartial investigation.
He stated: “Ukrainian drones flew into Poland and Baltic states earlier than, I feel we now have the identical scenario right here.”
“The primary response was precisely the identical as it’s now in Romania: The Russians are coming,” Putin stated. “Then, after a short while, it turned out that it had nothing to do with Russian drones.”
Putin additionally pushed again in opposition to remarks by European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen, who accused Russia of crossing one other line with the incident, saying that she had not examined the drone particles herself.
A Nato spokesperson has stated that the drones was of Russian origin.
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Bryony Gooch29 Could 2026 17:04
Fires get away at Russian port after Ukrainian drone strike
Russian officers stated Ukrainian drones struck oil-related infrastructure within the southern port metropolis of Taganrog in a single day, triggering fires at a gasoline tank and an oil tanker.
Rostov Oblast governor Yuri Slusar stated on Telegram that an administrative constructing was additionally broken and two individuals have been injured within the assault, in keeping with the Kyiv Unbiased.
In keeping with native officers, the strike hit loading infrastructure on the metropolis’s port on the Sea of Azov. Individually, residents in occupied Crimea reported explosions in Feodosia and a hearth at an oil depot, in keeping with the Crimean Wind Telegram channel.
Ukraine’s army has not publicly commented on the strikes.
Shahana Yasmin30 Could 2026 06:40
Nato should be extra keen to push again when the Kremlin goes too far
Bryony Gooch30 Could 2026 03:00
UN locations Israel and Russia on sexual violence blacklist
The United Nations on Friday added Israel and Russia to a UN blacklist of nations suspected of committing sexual violence in battle zones, a transfer that prompted Israel’s international ministry to say it will sever all ties with UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres.
Guterres’ annual report back to the UN safety council on conflict-related sexual violence goes a step additional than final 12 months, when he put Israel and Russia “on discover” that they could possibly be added to the listing of events “credibly suspected of committing or being liable for patterns of rape or different types of sexual violence.”
Being added to the listing doesn’t robotically carry particular punitive measures comparable to sanctions, though public naming and shaming can trigger important reputational injury for the states concerned, and people repeatedly listed are barred from UN peacekeeping operations.
Bryony Gooch30 Could 2026 02:00
In footage: Putin speaks in press convention
Bryony Gooch30 Could 2026 01:00
Watch: Putin denies Russian drone struck Romania
Bryony Gooch30 Could 2026 00:00
Ukrainian drone assault kills two in border Belgorod area, officers say
A Ukrainian drone assault killed two individuals in a automotive in Russia’s border area of Belgorod, officers stated early on Saturday.
The area’s Operational Headquarters, in a publish on Telegram, added that two individuals have been injured. The area has been a frequent goal of Ukrainian assaults within the extra than four-year-old struggle between the 2 nations.
Nicole Wootton-Cane29 Could 2026 23:19
Each time Russia has examined the airspace of Ukraine’s allies
Bryony Gooch29 Could 2026 23:00
Mapped: Which European nations have been affected by Russian drones and interference?
Alex Croft29 Could 2026 22:00
Turkey involved over Black Sea incident – international ministry
Turkey has conveyed issues over a latest escalation within the Black Sea to all of the related events, the international ministry stated on Friday.
It was responding to a Turkish-owned cargo vessel was hit by drones on Thursday night time.
Ukraine stated on Thursday that Russian drones attacked three foreign-flagged service provider vessels, certainly one of them on the Turkish-owned, Vanuatu-flagged, cargo vessel, as they sailed alongside Ukraine’s maritime export hall within the Black Sea.
In a press release, the Turkish international ministry stated Ankara reiterates a warning to all events to chorus from taking steps that might result in an uncontrolled escalation of struggle, with out mentioning who carried out the assault to the Turkish-owned vessel.
Alex Croft29 Could 2026 21:00
