A Romanian F-16 fighter jet destroyed a Russian naval drone approximately 80 miles east of Constanta near the Neptune Deep natural gas platform.
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Romanian forces intercepted and destroyed a naval drone near their gas platform.
The Romanian military destroyed a suspected Russian sea drone near the Neptun Deep platform.
Two Romanian Air Force F-16 fighter jets were tasked with destroying the drone.
The drone was confirmed not to be of Ukrainian origin.
The destroyed vehicle was a single drone equipped with an explosive payload.
Romanian President Nicusor Dan explicitly blamed Russia for the intrusion.
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen condemned the incident as hybrid warfare.
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