Romania Destroys Sea Drone 80 Miles Off Constanta Near Neptun Deep as Russia Blamed
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Updated · Kyiv Independent · Aug 20
Romania Destroys Sea Drone 80 Miles Off Constanta Near Neptun Deep as Russia Blamed
3 articles · Updated · Kyiv Independent · Aug 20
Summary
Two Romanian F-16s destroyed a suspected explosive sea drone found a few hundred meters from the Neptun Deep gas works, 80 miles east of Constanta in Romania’s exclusive economic zone.
Defence Minister Radu Miruta said a new direct channel with Kyiv confirmed the vessel was not Ukrainian, and video showed the jet strafing the small black drone before coast guard bomb experts disposed of it.
President Nicusor Dan explicitly blamed Russia for the intrusion, calling it part of an intensifying pattern of irresponsible incidents, while saying Romania was coordinating with NATO allies.
Ursula von der Leyen called the episode hybrid warfare, tying the attack near a strategic Black Sea gas project to a broader campaign of threats aimed at unsettling citizens and dividing the EU.