Ukraine failed to shoot down a single 3M22 Zirkon missile during a mass strike on Monday night, and a military analyst warns Moscow will lean increasingly on the weapon in future attacks.
Eight Zirkon missiles fired Monday night — none were shot down by Ukrainian air defenses.
Analyst Romanenko: Russia will increasingly rely on Zirkon in future strikes.
The attack marks a tactical shift toward hypersonic weapons over conventional drones.
A first in 70 years of UN membership: Foreign Minister Oana Țoiu presented evidence that the drone that crashed in Galați was a Russian-made Geran-2 loaded with explosives.
Romania called a UN Security Council session — a first in its 70 years of UN membership.
The drone that hit Galați was identified as a Russian-made Geran-2 with an explosive warhead.
Monday's session produced no vote but placed Romania's position on the official UN record.
Washington's UN representative reaffirmed support for Romania, a NATO ally, following the incident involving a Russian drone that came down in Galați county.
The US voiced solidarity with Romania at the UN Security Council session.
The incident involves a Russian drone that fell on Romanian territory in Galați county.
Washington's representative called for an end to the war and reaffirmed support for the NATO ally.
Romania's foreign minister confronted Russia's UN representative in the Security Council after Moscow denied any link to the drone that struck a residential building in Galați.
Minister Țoiu rebuked Russia's UN envoy, who denied the Galați drone was of Russian origin.
"Those without arguments try to replace the truth with their own stories," she told the Security Council.
Romania has alerted NATO allies; the technical investigation into the drone's origin is ongoing.
Ukraine's representative to the Security Council dismissed Russia's denials and accused Moscow of using the Galați incident to probe the Alliance's response.
Ukraine accuses Russia of testing NATO's resolve through the Galați incident.
Moscow again denied any responsibility before the UN Security Council.
The Ukrainian official dismissed Russian arguments as baseless conspiracy theories.
Romania's representative Oana Țoiu told the UN that the Russian origin of the drone that fell near Galați is "beyond doubt" and warned against normalising such incidents.
Romania told the UN Security Council the Galați drone was undoubtedly of Russian origin.
Representative Oana Țoiu warned that such incidents must not become the new normal.
Bucharest is pressing the international community for a firm response to Russian airspace violations.
Foreign Minister Oana Țoiu confronted Russia's UN ambassador at the Security Council after Moscow denied any link to the drone that struck a residential block in Galați.
Minister Țoiu rejected Russia's denial over the Galați drone at the UN Security Council.
Russia's ambassador claimed there is no evidence the drone was of Russian origin.
The Romanian minister directly accused Moscow of lying instead of presenting arguments.
Romania called an emergency UN Security Council session after the Galați drone incident. Moscow denied involvement and complained of being excluded from the investigation.
56 countries condemned Russia's 'unacceptable' conduct at the UN Security Council.
Romania's envoy linked airspace violations to Russia's deliberate escalation tactics in Ukraine.
Moscow denied involvement and claimed it was shut out of the Galați investigation.