Stories from Galați · Romania

The Oțelul Galați football team received an indirect free kick during a match. During the match against Farol Constanza, Oțelul Galați player Victor Dikan received a yellow card in the 71st minute, with the score becoming 3-2 in the 77th minute.

During the match, an incident occurred where a ball was thrown against the cart of the Constanta team. Răzvan Tănase, a former player of the Galați team, played his 100th Superliga match.

A Russian drone entered Romanian airspace before being shot down. The drone was later crashed by Russian electronic warfare systems in Syzran. No new details provided in current feeds. This incident follows previous airspace violations by Russian drones in the region.

Otelul Galati and Metalurgul played to a 0-0 draw in the seventh round of the Superliga playoffs. Over 3,000 fans attended the match at the stadium on the Danube.

A Geran-2 Model 9 drone was detected flying at a low altitude in the Galați county airspace. Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan described the event as an irresponsible act and a serious violation of international law. The Romanian Ministry of Defense noted that the drone flew at low altitude for 4 minutes. Moscow has not yet issued a response to the incident. The drones are reportedly utilizing advanced flight routes to bypass electronic countermeasures and signal jamming. Operators may be utilizing Starlink or similar technologies to maintain control during long-range missions. A Ukrainian fixed-wing drone struck a high-rise in Dnipro on April 25, injuring six people and causing the evacuation of five residents. Counter-terror police are investigating a van that drove into the gate of a UAV Tactical Systems drone factory in Leicestershire.