Fighter jets help destroy Russian drone boat near European offshore gas platform
Summary
Romania reported that Russia sent a drone boat loaded with explosives toward the Neptun Deep offshore gas platform in the Black Sea. Romanian F-16 fighters destroyed the drone with cannon fire to protect workers, followed by a controlled detonation by ordnance experts. The incident, the second near Neptun Deep this month, underscores the security risks to European energy infrastructure and the involvement of NATO partners.