A Russian drone hits a house in Romania – level 1

A Russian drone hits a house in Romania

05-06-2026 07:00

A Russian drone hits a big house in a Romanian city. It causes a big fire and hurts a woman and a child. The people in the city are very afraid now.

Romania sends jets to stop it, but they are too late. The city is very close to the country of Ukraine. The drone comes too fast. Also, the big planes are not good at hitting small, slow drones. If they shoot over the city, pieces can fall on people.

This is the first time a drone hurts people in this country. Now, Romania is talking to NATO. They want more help and better weapons to stay safe.

Difficult words: jet (a very fast plane), hit (to crash into something), weapon (a gun or bomb).

You can watch the original video in the Level 3 section.

What reasons does the text give for Romania asking NATO for more help and better weapons after the drone incident?

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