On the night of 28-29 May 2026, a Russian drone struck an apartment building in Galați, Romania, seriously injuring a mother and child.
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- The MEP characterised the injuries as 'serious' (rănit grav), whereas Romania's defence ministry officially reported that the woman and child suffered 'minor injuries'.
- Omissions
- The Romanian defence ministry, cited by Reuters, described the injuries as 'minor', contradicting the MEP's claim that the mother and child were 'seriously injured' (rănit grav). The MEP's characterisation overstates the severity of the injuries as officially reported.
- This was the first time since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine that a Russian drone struck a residential building on Romanian territory — context that the MEP did not mention.
- Sources
- SecondaryReutersRomania's defence ministry said a woman and a child suffered minor injuries in Galati near the border with Ukraine overnight after radar detected a Russian drone.
- SecondaryLe MondeFor the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine, a Russian drone struck a residential building in Romania on May 29, injuring two people.
- SecondaryCBC NewsRomania said Friday that a drone injured two people in the southeastern city of Galati during an overnight Russian attack on neighbouring Ukraine.