Romanian F-16 Jets Shoot Down Two Drones Over Black Sea

Romanian fighter aircraft intercepted two unmanned aerial vehicles after they entered national airspace above territorial waters.

Romanian Air Force F-16 fighter jets shot down two drones that entered the country's airspace over the Black Sea, Romanian news outlet HotNews and The Jerusalem Post reported.

According to announcements from the Defense Ministry in Bucharest and acting Defense Minister Radu Miruță, the aerial targets were intercepted within roughly four minutes around 18:00, after being detected above the NATO member state's territorial waters.

The incident took place against the backdrop of repeated reports of Russian drone incursions along the Romanian-Ukrainian border since the start of the war, though further official details regarding the identity of the drones have not yet been released.