Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated.A drone reportedly struck a residential building in Galati, Romania, overnight on May 29, news outlet Viata Libera reported, as an air raid alert was declared in all of Ukraine.Two people were injured in the reported strike, and 70 people were evacuated from the damaged building, local authorities said, according to the outlet.The entire explosive charge of the drone detonated, setting a fire at the scene, local officials said, adding that there is no longer a need to evacuate from other parts of the struck residential building.Galati, located in eastern Romania, sits only 10 kilometers (six miles) from the tripoint border of Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine, near southern Odesa Oblast.Russian drones have repeatedly crossed into NATO territory, including Romania, amid attacks on Ukrainian cities.On May 16, Romania's defense ministry reported that an unexploded projectile was discovered on a property near the country's border with Ukraine."Technical checks confirmed the presence of two kilograms (4.4 lbs) of explosives in the projectile body," the statement read.Russia regularly strikes Ukrainian civilian infrastructure, including residential buildings and energy infrastructure, as it continues to wage its war.On May 27, Russia struck a children's playground in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, killing one person and injuring four others, including two children, local authorities said.A funeral procession on the outskirts of the northeastern city of Sumy was struck by a Russian drone in the morning of May 23 in what regional authorities described as a "cynical attack," killing one person and injuring fourteen others.
Drone reportedly strikes residential building in Romania
A drone reportedly struck a residential building in Galati, Romania, overnight on May 29, news outlet Viata Libera reported, as an air raid alert was declared in all of Ukraine.
A drone struck a residential building in Galati, Romania (10 km from the Ukraine border), injuring 2 and forcing evacuation of 70 residents after the full explosive charge detonated. This marks a new escalation in Russian drone spillover into NATO territory, raising immediate questions about alliance air defense coverage gaps along the eastern flank.










