A Russian Shahed drone struck an apartment building in Galați, Romania, crossing over from Izmail, Ukraine. The strike injured two Romanian citizens and set the building on fire.
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A Russian Shahed drone crossed into Romanian territory and hit an apartment building in Galați, injuring two citizens.
The drone was targeting Izmail, Ukraine but wandered into Romania.
A Russian drone struck an apartment building in Galați, which was hit by Ukrainian air defence before striking the civilian target.
A Russian drone entered Romanian airspace and struck a residential building in Galați.
The strike occurred during a massive nighttime attack by Russia on Ukraine's border port infrastructure.
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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:30.934Z
Source story: day-1556b-2026-06-02