On April 25, 2026, two Russian drones carrying explosive payloads crashed near the Romanian border, with one drone falling in Galați municipality and another near a farm in Tulcea county. The drone in Galați crashed in a residential area, damaging an annex building and an electrical pole. The explosive payload of this drone was safely detonated by Romanian military and security specialists approximately 2 kilometers away near Lake Brateș. The second drone near Văcăreni, Tulcea, was under investigation for carrying explosives and was part of a larger drone swarm attacking Ukrainian civilian and infrastructure targets near the border. Authorities evacuated over 530 people in the Galați area to secure the zone during bomb disposal operations. The Russian ambassador was summoned by the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was unable to fully deny the drone’s Russian origin. Romanian officials condemned the airspace violation as a serious breach of international law and a threat to civilian safety. The Romanian Ministry of Defense is reassessing and enhancing airspace monitoring and air defense capabilities along the border with Ukraine. British Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft were dispatched to respond to drone threats in Romanian airspace detected by radar. The drone attacks are part of ongoing hostilities in the region that also affect civilian populations and infrastructure in Ukraine and pose risks to neighboring NATO states.

On April 25, 2026, two Russian drones carrying explosive payloads crashed near the Romanian border, with one drone falling in Galați municipality and another near a farm in Tulcea county. The drone in Galați crashed in a residential area, damaging an annex building and an electrical pole. The explosive payload of this drone was safely detonated by Romanian military and security specialists approximately 2 kilometers away near Lake Brateș. The second drone near Văcăreni, Tulcea, was under investigation for carrying explosives and was part of a larger drone swarm attacking Ukrainian civilian and infrastructure targets near the border. Authorities evacuated over 530 people in the Galați area to secure the zone during bomb disposal operations. The Russian ambassador was summoned by the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was unable to fully deny the drone’s Russian origin. Romanian officials condemned the airspace violation as a serious breach of international law and a threat to civilian safety. The Romanian Ministry of Defense is reassessing and enhancing airspace monitoring and air defense capabilities along the border with Ukraine. British Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft were dispatched to respond to drone threats in Romanian airspace detected by radar. The drone attacks are part of ongoing hostilities in the region that also affect civilian populations and infrastructure in Ukraine and pose risks to neighboring NATO states.