A lack of military and technological capabilities, as well as an adequate procurement mechanism capable of responding to the changing nature of modern warfare, creates a vulnerability that must be addressed without delay, former NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana said on Friday.

'The most serious incident caused by Russian drones on Romanian territory since the start of the war in Ukraine must be treated with the utmost seriousness by the competent authorities and at the level of the North Atlantic Alliance. It demonstrates both the risk of conflict escalation by the Russian Federation and the inadequacy of anti-drone sensors and interceptor systems in both Romania and areas of NATO's eastern flank bordering Ukraine. Delays in incorporating the lessons learned from four years of war in Ukraine, together with a lack of military and technological capabilities and an adequate procurement mechanism capable of responding to this transformation in the nature of modern warfare, create a vulnerability that must be eliminated without delay, both nationally and at allied level,' Geoana wrote on Facebook.

A drone used in attacks against infrastructure in Ukraine crashed in Galati County, causing a fire on the roof of a residential apartment block and lightly injuring two people. AGERPRES (RO - writing by: Catalina Matei; EN - writing by: Simona Iacob)