{"id":10422,"date":"2026-06-02T06:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T06:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=10422"},"modified":"2026-06-02T06:00:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T06:00:54","slug":"technical-investigation-confirms-russian-origin-of-drone-that-crashed-into-galati-apartment-block-president-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=10422","title":{"rendered":"Technical investigation confirms Russian origin of drone that crashed into Gala\u021bi apartment block, president says"},"content":{"rendered":"

Romanian president Nicu\u0219or Dan said on Sunday, May 31, that a technical investigation has conclusively determined that the drone that crashed into a residential building in Gala\u021bi<\/a> last week was a Russian-made Geran-2. The findings will be shared with Romania’s allies in NATO and the European Union, he added.<\/p>\n

The statements came days after a Russian drone crashed into an apartment block in Gala\u021bi during a large-scale attack on Ukrainian targets near Romania’s border, injuring two people and prompting the evacuation of around 70 residents.<\/p>\n

Publishing images of the recovered wreckage on social media, president Dan said Romanian specialists had completed their final technical report and concluded “without doubt” that the drone was of Russian origin.<\/p>\n

According to the president, investigators identified the Cyrillic inscription “\u0413\u0415\u0420\u0410\u041d-2” on recovered fragments. The drone’s electronic components, navigation systems, control modules, engine, and structural elements were also found to be identical or highly similar to those of other Geran-2 drones previously recovered on Romanian territory and confirmed to have been manufactured in Russia.<\/p>\n

The report further concluded that manufacturing markings, technical inscriptions, construction characteristics, and materials matched those found on Geran-2 drones analyzed in recent years. Physical and chemical analyses also confirmed the presence of the same types of materials and fuel repeatedly identified in this drone series.<\/p>\n

\u201cBased on all these elements, the investigation concludes unequivocally that the fragments recovered in Gala\u021bi originated from a Russian-made Geran-2 drone,\u201d Nicu\u0219or Dan said.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cThe fact that such an aircraft struck a residential apartment building in Romania, causing injuries and material damage, is an extremely serious matter, and Russia bears sole responsibility. The safety of Romanian citizens and the integrity of the national territory are fundamental obligations of the Romanian state and will be defended with the utmost firmness,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n

The findings were released after Russian president Vladimir Putin questioned the drone’s Russian origin and suggested that the wreckage should be handed over to Moscow for examination. Speaking to reporters in Kazakhstan, as reported by Reuters<\/a>, Putin said no one could determine the drone’s origin without a proper investigation.<\/p>\n

The incident was also discussed at an emergency meeting<\/a> of the United Nations Security Council requested by Romania. Addressing the council, Romanian foreign minister Oana \u021aoiu said the Gala\u021bi drone crash marked the first time Romania had sought an emergency Security Council session over a direct threat to its security.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a joint responsibility not\u00a0just\u00a0to draw a line, but to make sure\u00a0that\u00a0we do not move that line,\u201d she\u00a0said. \u201cIt is imperative for the Council to address such unnecessary escalation by the Russian Federation in its war of aggression\u2026We should not consider this current escalation as the new normal.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

At the same meeting, Kayoko\u00a0Gotoh, a director in the UN political and peace departments, acknowledged that, “last Friday,\u00a0a dangerous incident crystallized our oft-stated warnings about potential\u00a0spillover\u00a0of the war.\u201d She further noted that although\u00a0this was not the first reported breach of Romanian airspace by an armed drone since\u00a0the start of the full-scale\u00a0Russian\u00a0invasion of Ukraine, it was the\u00a0first time such an incident resulted in casualties.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Russian ambassador Vasily\u00a0Nebenzya said Romania \u201chastily convened\u201d the meeting and \u201cimmediately put forward unfounded and biased accusations\u201d against his country, calling for \u201ca thorough, objective and\u00a0depoliticised\u201d investigation into the full circumstances.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Romania decided to close<\/a> the Russian Consulate General in Constan\u021ba and expel its consul general following\u00a0the crash of the Russian drone into the residential building in Gala\u021bi, which the president described<\/a> as \u201cthe most serious incident affecting Romanian territory\u201d since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n

irina.marica@romania-insider.com<\/p>\n

(Photo source: Facebook\/Nicusor Dan)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Romanian president Nicu\u0219or Dan said on Sunday, May 31, that a technical investigation has conclusively determined that the drone that crashed into a residential building in Gala\u021bi last week was a Russian-made Geran-2. The findings will be shared with Romania’s allies in NATO and the European Union, he added. The statements came days after a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10422\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}