Romania’s Defense Ministry claimed that the UAV which injured two people in the city of Galati came from Russia Published 29 May, 2026 00:36 | Updated 29 May, 2026 05:32 A residential building damaged by a drone strike in Galati, Romania, May 29, 2026. © ISU Galati A drone crashed into an apartment block in eastern Romania near the Ukrainian border on Friday, injuring two people, emergency services said. According to the regional emergency services department, a drone carrying explosives struck the 10th floor of the building, sparking a fire. Around 70 residents were evacuated. Catalin Sion, a spokesman for the Galati emergency services, said two people were hospitalized with minor injuries, while two others were treated for panic attacks. Firefighters, police officers, and a bomb squad are working at the scene. A video posted on social media purports to show the moment of the strike. Reports of several people injured, some seriously, following the impact of a Russian one-way attack drone tonight on a residential building in Galați, Eastern Romania. pic.twitter.com/2dQO0Qxfgd — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) May 28, 2026 The Romanian Defense Ministry later released a statement claiming that the drone originated from Russia and was involved in strikes in Ukraine. Moscow has not yet commented on the matter. Read more Romania has repeatedly accused Russia of violating its airspace with drones. During the most recent incident in April, Romanian officials said a UAV damaged a house and an electrical pole near Galati. Moscow denied the allegations, arguing that there is no definitive proof that the drones were Russian. Several suspected Ukrainian drones have veered into the airspace of the Baltic states in recent months. On May 7, a UAV damaged four empty oil storage tanks in eastern Latvia near the Russian border. Moscow has accused the Baltic states of allowing Ukraine to use their airspace to conduct strikes deep inside Russia, which the NATO members have denied.
