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The incident that occurred during the night of May 28 to 29, 2026 did not take place in isolation, but rather within a broader context of escalating Russian drone activity near the Romanian border. On May 23, the Ministry of National Defence signalled the most recent Russian army attack on Ukrainian infrastructure near Tulcea County, making the drone subject a constant and recurring element of public interest in the Romanian information space.