A view shows destruction caused by a Russian drone hitting an apartment building in the eastern city of Galati, Romania, on May 29, 2026. Photo by Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images Just after 1am on Friday the Romanian military detected numerous Russian drones flying “in the vicinity” of the country’s airspace. The drones were part of a major attack on neighbouring Ukraine, but the Romanians scrambled two F-16 fighter jets and a helicopter with orders to “engage the targets” if they crossed into their territory. The military tracked one drone on radar as it headed towards Galati, a port city on the Danube river in south-eastern Romania. But the pilots couldn’t shoot down the drone without endangering civilians. It struck the roof of a 10-storey apartment building, starting a fire and injuring a 53-year-old woman and a 14-year-old boy, who were taken to hospital. The foreign ministry of Romania, which is a member of Nato, denounced the drone strike as a “serious and irresponsible” escalation by Russia.…