Romanian F-16s shoot down two jet-powered drones over the Black Sea
Oct 17: Two Romanian F-16s shot down two jet-powered Geran-family drones over Romania's Black Sea waters near Sulina, the defense ministry says. Its acting minister says they were likely Russian Geran-4s.
- What
- Romanian F-16s shoot down two jet-powered drones over the Black Sea
- Where
- Europe, Romania
- When
- Oct 17, 2026
- Who
- Romanian Ministry of National Defence (MApN) on X, MApN press release UPDATE, AGERPRES
- Status
- reported as stated
Sources
- Romanian Ministry of National Defence (MApN) on X, 2026-10-17 15:51 UTC (English statement: scramble 17:43, shootdowns 18:01 and 18:05)
- MApN press release UPDATE, 2026-10-17 (Geran-family jet-powered attack drones, SE and E of Sulina)
- AGERPRES, 2026-10-17 (acting Defence Minister Radu Miruta on Facebook)
- DW with AFP, Reuters, 2026-10-17 (origin not released; FM Oana Toiu: North Atlantic Council to discuss Tuesday)
- Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-18 1:16 AM Kyiv
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