Romania Drone Fallout: A Russian drone crashed into a residential apartment block in Galati, NATO-member Romania, injuring two civilians and triggering fire and evacuations; Bucharest summoned the Russian ambassador and President Nicușor Dan convened a national defence council, while NATO and EU leaders condemned Moscow’s “recklessness” and pledged stronger deterrence on Europe’s eastern flank. Baltic Security Angle: Lithuania warned that Russia is using GPS spoofing to push Ukrainian drones off course into NATO airspace, and the wider pattern is raising fears of more hybrid incidents affecting Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. NATO Readiness & Tech: NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator (DIANA) handed small prototype contracts to vendors including Estonia’s Spacedrip, and NATO is also rolling out a new quality-assurance “badge” to speed counter-drone procurement. Regional Defence Cooperation: The multinational Special Forces exercise Trojan Footprint 26 trained about 3,000 troops across Europe, including Estonia and Latvia, to improve interoperability and collective defence. Local Governance: Tallinn and Helsinki approved a 2026–2029 twin-city action plan focused on innovation, security, and people-to-people cooperation. Justice System: Prosecutors filed an appeal to Estonia’s Supreme Court in the Kersti Kracht bribery/procedural-restrictions case after lower courts acquitted defendants.