Romania's Ministry of National Defence confirmed that the drone which crashed into an apartment building in the center of the city of Galați was Russian.

According to Ukrinform, the ministry stated this on its website.

During the night of May 29 the Russian Federation resumed drone attacks on civilian and infrastructure targets in Ukraine near the Romanian border.

"A drone entered Romanian airspace, was tracked by radar systems as far as the Southern area of Galați municipality, and crashed onto the roof of a residential apartment building, the impact causing a fire," the statement said.

Specialized teams from Romania's General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations, the Interior Ministry, the Romanian Intelligence Service, and police are working at the scene.