A dramatic sea drone explosion near Romania’s strategic Constanța port has raised fresh security concerns across NATO’s Black Sea frontier. Romanian authorities detected the unmanned vessel before it self-detonated close to shore, triggering evacuations but causing no casualties. Ukraine later confirmed it had lost control of one of its naval drones due to electronic warfare interference. The incident occurred just days after Ukrainian drones reportedly struck a Russian naval asset, fueling fears that the drone war is spreading closer to NATO territory. The blast has renewed questions about Black Sea security and regional escalation risks.

A live television report from Romania's Black Sea port of Constanța was abruptly interrupted on 5 June after a maritime drone exploded nearby, heightening concerns over the…

A maritime drone used in the Ukraine war has exploded at a Black Sea port in neighboring Romania. The Defense Ministry says the drone self-detonated in Constanta on Friday morning.

The Romanian Ministry of National Defence said the drone was thought to be "of the type used in the war in Ukraine". #EuropeNews

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A sea drone has exploded at the Port of Constanta, which is Romania's largest port on the Black Sea coast

The Romanian port of Constanța has been urgently evacuated after a naval drone exploded there.

A marine drone - similar to the ones used in the Ukraine war - has caused a major explosion after hitting the main port of Constanța in NATO state Romania .

Officials say the device was a naval drone "similar to those used in Ukraine"

The Romanian Defense Ministry said the drone was a model "used in the war in Ukraine."

The port was evacuated, residents along Romania's Black Sea coast were warned to take cover, and two helicopters were surveying the area for any further drones, the deputy…

A maritime drone identified as being “of the type used in the war in Ukraine” detonated on Friday morning inside the Romanian Black Sea port of Constanta, according to the…

Three more maritime drones were found on the Romanian coast after an explosion in Constanta port, news website Digi24 said on Friday, citing unnamed sources.

Un drone marino esplode a Costanza, Romania. Allerta rossa nel porto: altre 4 imbarcazioni cariche di esplosivo al largo.

Bucharest said the type and origin of the drone have not yet been officially established. However, officials noted that the device appeared similar to maritime drones used in the…

The drone's fragments are being examined, and the prosecutor's office at the Constanta Court is investigating the incident

A marine drone of the type used in the war in neighboring Ukraine self-detonated on Friday in Romania’s Black Sea port of Constanta near an oil terminal, without causing any…

Ukraine confirmed Friday that one of its naval drones had exploded on Romania’s coast, saying it had been knocked off course by Russian electronic

A sea drone exploded early Friday in Romania's Black Sea port of Constanta without causing casualties, officials said, a week after an aerial drone injured two when it crashed…

While carrying out missions in the Black Sea operational zone, one of the Ukrainian Navy’s unmanned surface vessels lost control due to enemy electronic warfare (EW) measures and…

A second explosion occurred near Romania's port of Constanța after an uncrewed surface vessel exploded there on Friday, while another two drones exploded on the Ukrainian side of…