Press Release

During the night of 28 to 29 May, the Russian Federation resumed drone attacks against civilian and infrastructure targets in Ukraine, in the vicinity of Romania’s river border.

A drone entered the 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.

Specialized teams from the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations and other Ministry of Internal Affairs structures, the Romanian Intelligence Service and the Romanian Police are operating at the scene.

Ministry of National Defence radar systems detected drones flying in the vicinity of the Romanian airspace. Two F-16 aircraft on Romanian Air Policing combat service scrambled at 01:19 from the 86th Air Base in Fetești, supported by an IAR 330 SOCAT helicopter of the Romanian Air Force. The pilots were authorized to engage targets throughout the duration of the alert.

The National Military Command Centre (core) notified the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations to implement public alert measures. In this context, RO-Alert messages were issued for Tulcea, Galați and Brăila counties.

The situation is evolving, and we will provide further official information and updates as they become available.

The Press Office