Drone strikes apartment block in Romania near Ukrainian border, 2 injured

A drone crashed into a residential building in Romania’s southeastern city of Galati near the border with Ukraine, injuring two people and triggering a fire, authorities said Friday.

The Romanian General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations said in a Facebook post that the drone struck a 10th-floor apartment block and that around 70 people were evacuated

“During the night of May 28 to 29, the Russian Federation resumed drone attacks on civilian and infrastructure targets in Ukraine, in the vicinity of the river border with Romania,” said the country’s Foreign Ministry.

The ministry said the drone was tracked by radar before crashing into the residential building.

“A drone entered Romanian airspace, being tracked by radar to the southern area of the city of Galati, and crashed onto the roof of a block of flats, the impact being followed by a fire,” the statement said.

Romania said its air force responded after drones were detected near its airspace, adding emergency crews, police and intelligence services were sent to the scene.

Authorities also issued emergency warnings to residents in the nearby counties of Tulcea and Braila.

“The situation is dynamic, and we will return with information and official data as they become available,” the ministry said.

• Incident caused fire and forced around 70 residents to evacuate
• Romanian General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations