War in Ukraine: The drone of discord crashes in Romania, CNews and a “highway of death”

Have you missed the latest events on the war in Ukraine? 20 Minutes takes stock for you every evening. Here is the gist of this Friday, May 29, 2026, on the 1,556th day of the conflict.

Fact of the day

The condemnation and indignation are unanimous on the side of Europeans and NATO. During the night from Thursday to Friday, a drone – Russian, according to Bucharest – “penetrated Romanian airspace, was tracked by radar to the southern part of the city of Galati, then crashed on the roof of a residential building, causing a fire during the impact”. A 14-year-old teenager and a 53-year-old woman were slightly injured by the crash of this drone with an explosive charge. Romania, a member of the Atlantic Alliance, declared “persona non grata” the Russian consul general in Constanta and announced the closure of the Russian consulate in this city bordering the Black Sea.

“No one can say so far what is the origin of this or that drone, as long as an assessment of this drone has not taken place”, affirmed Vladimir Putin at the end of the day from Astana, in Kazakhstan. Russia “has never threatened and does not threaten European countries,” added the Kremlin master.

Today’s statement

« Everyone is free to choose their own editorial line, but opening your platforms and columns to this lady is quite simply serving Vladimir Putin’s soup. »

The clear opinion of the head of French diplomacy on the case of the Russian Xenia Fedorova, columnist on CNews and other French media in the Bolloré galaxy. “Ms. Fedorova is a certified propagandist, who serves as a conduit for Kremlin disinformation,” judged Jean-Noël Barrot on France Inter.

“It’s another manifestation of the desire for some to close CNews, and all the attacks are used, this is the latest to date”, responded remotely Maxime Saada, the chairman of the board of directors of Canal+, questioned by a shareholder during the meeting general opinion of the group. “It’s interesting for us to have different points of view on any current affairs, and points of view which are not necessarily those we hear on other channels,” argued the manager.

The number of the day

16 billion euros. The sum that the European Union had frozen when pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was in charge in Hungary and which it will now release. “Hard work pays,” said Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, praising the “determination” and desire for reform of the new Prime Minister Péter Magyar.

The trend

Hornet explosive drones (wasp in French) deployed since March and a new strategy that stings. The new Ukrainian Minister of Defense, Mykhailo Fedorov, announced on Wednesday an “increase in power” of medium strikes – from 30 to 200 km distance – to “further reinforce the pressure on the Russians in the rear and deprive them of the possibility of carrying out assaults.” “We are in the process of launching a logistical lockdown for the Russian army,” the minister said on social networks.

Our file on the war in Ukraine

And, according to the Ukrainian press, relayed by International Mailthe shelling has already been going on for several weeks in certain areas. The M14, which runs along the Sea of ​​Azov towards the occupied Crimean Peninsula, is so littered with pulverized Russian logistics and supply vehicles that locals have nicknamed it “the highway of death.”