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Fighter jets help destroy Russian drone boat near European offshore gas platform
Romania blew up drone boat to protect lives of several hundred rig workers.
TL;DR
- Romania used F-16 fighter jets to destroy a drone boat laden with explosives near the Neptun Deep gas platform.
- The incident is considered a deliberate provocation by Russia, targeting a crucial European energy site.
- This is the second suspected Russian drone incident near the Neptun Deep site this month.
- The Neptun Deep project is expected to make Romania the EU's largest gas producer upon full operation in 2027.
- The Black Sea has become a contested battleground with increased drone warfare since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- Similar incidents involving drones of suspected Russian origin have occurred in other European countries like Spain and Germany.