The sea drone that exploded today in Romania's Port of Constanța belonged to Ukraine, the press service of the Ukrainian Navy reports.
“One of the unmanned sea boats belonging to the Ukrainian Navy lost control due to the impact of the enemy’s electronic warfare systems while carrying out missions in the Black Sea operational zone and drifted to the Romanian coast,” the statement said.
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A sea drone exploded in the port of Constanța on Romania's Black Sea coast, and the area has been isolated, Digi24 reports. The Romanian Ministry of National Defense announced that the drone was of a "type used in the war in Ukraine," UNN writes.
An alert was declared in the port of Constanța following reports of a sea drone explosion, the publication indicates. The incident occurred near one of the berths in the port of Constanța, and authorities activated the "red" intervention plan.
The Romanian Ministry of National Defense announced that the drone was of a "type used in the war in Ukraine," and the case is being investigated by the Prosecutor's Office at the Constanța Court of Appeal.
As indicated by the Romanian Ministry of Defense, "the sea drone discovered this morning, June 5, in the civilian port of Constanța, near the headquarters of the Romanian Agency for Saving Human Life at Sea, self-detonated around 10:30 AM without causing any casualties."
According to the Romanian Ministry of Defense, "the area is already cordoned off and isolated by forces from the Romanian Intelligence Service, the Coast Guard, and the Ministry of National Defense, and the object was in the process of assessment and securing at that time.
"The sea drone belongs to a type used in the war in Ukraine- the Romanian Ministry of Defense statement reads.
"We would like to clarify that the object is not part of the Romanian Army's equipment and was not involved in recent exercises organized by the Ministry of National Defense in the Black Sea. The situation is dynamic, and we will return with information and official data as soon as they become available," the Romanian defense department stated.
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