Romania Shoots Down Two Drones over Black Sea
The interceptions come amid a surge in Black Sea drone incursions that Romania says threaten navigation and regional security.
- On Saturday, Romanian F-16 fighter jets shot down two drones over the country's territorial waters some 20 kilometers southeast of Sulina, according to the Romanian Defense Ministry.
- This incursion follows incidents linked to Russia's invasion of Ukraine; on Thursday, two chemical tankers were attacked off Romania's coast near the Sulina Canal, leaving seven crew members missing.
- Defense Minister Radu Miruta wrote on Facebook that pilots engaged the drones moments after they entered Romanian airspace; the first drone was shot down within two minutes at 17:59 local time , Miruta said.
- "The Black Sea will be safe again," Romanian Foreign Minister Oana Toiu wrote, as NATO will discuss the escalating situation at a North Atlantic Council meeting on Tuesday.
- While authorities have not identified the drone origin, Romania has reported incursions since 2022 and began shooting down these aerial threats earlier this year to protect export routes along the Danube River.
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On Saturday, the Romanian Ministry of Defence announced the shooting down of two drones after violating Roman airspace over the Black Sea.
Both targets were knocked down over the country ' s territorial waters a few minutes after they entered Romania ' s airspace.
The Romanian F-16 hit two drones, violating the country's airspace over the Black Sea, and declared the Romanian Ministry of Defence on the evening of 17 October.
Two drones were detected and then destroyed by Romanian military pilots over the Black Sea on Saturday evening, the Agerpres news agency reported on Saturday evening, citing Acting Defense Minister Radu Miruta.
Romania, a NATO member, shares a 614km border with Ukraine and has repeatedly reported incursions by Russian drones into its airspace. The post Romanian F-16 fighters shot down two drones over territorial waters appeared first on in.gr.
Romanian F-16 fighter jets shot down two drones over the Black Sea, in the latest drone incident to affect the Southeast European country, authorities said on Saturday. Defense Minister Radu Miruta said the first drone entered Romanian airspace at around 5:59 p.m. and was shot down "within two minutes," 25 km southeast of the city of Sulina. "The second drone, in the same area, was intercepted and shot down at 6:05 p.m., five minutes after enter…
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