Romanian F-16 fighter jets shot down two drones over Black Sea waters
Two drones entered Romanian airspace over the Black Sea on Saturday and were shot down by F-16 fighters near Sulina. The first entered at 17:59, the second at 1459 and 1501 GMT, and was downed at 18:05 local time. Two oil tankers caught fire after being hit, and at least five other ships were damaged in the region over ten days. Moldova also saw five drone crashes in under 24 hours.
- Two drones entered Romanian airspace over the Black Sea on Saturday, one near Sulina at 17:59, the other at 1459 and 1501 GMT, and were shot down by Romanian F-16s about two kilometers from Sulina.
- The second drone was located about 20 kilometers east of Sulina and was shot down at 18:05 local time.
- Moldova saw five drones crash in its airspace within less than 24 hours.
- The drones were of the Geran family used by Russia to attack targets in Ukraine, and a NATO source said Russian drones attacked tankers a few days ago.
- Two F-16s shot down the drones.
- At least five other merchant ships were damaged near Romania and Bulgaria over the past ten days.
- The first drone entered national airspace at 17:59 GMT.
- Two Spanish Air and Space Force F-18 aircraft took off from Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base.
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