What happened: Romanian F-16 destroyed an explosive-laden marine drone near Neptun Deep
Romania’s defence ministry said a Romanian F-16 destroyed an explosive-laden marine drone near the Neptun Deep offshore gas project on the Black Sea. Romanian officials stated that the marine drone did not originate from Ukraine.
Romanian officials described the reported location of the marine drone as: hundreds of metres from the Neptun Deep offshore gas projectfar east of Constanta on the Black Sea
Background and earlier position: increased unauthorized drone activity in Eastern Europe during the Russia-Ukraine war
The incident was framed within a wider security context of increased unauthorized drone activity in Eastern Europe during the Russia-Ukraine war, with attention to threats reaching critical assets near maritime approaches.
What changed now: Romania’s president and European Commission leadership escalate the warning
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