Naval drone explodes in the Romanian port of Constanta

A Romanian naval serviceman guards onboard the M-270 Mine-hunter during a Romanian Navy led exercise outside Constanta, Romania, Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

Published on 05/06/2026 - 10:47 GMT+2•Updated

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

A naval drone exploded in the Romanian port city of Constanta on Friday morning.

In a statement, the Romanian Ministry of National Defence said the drone detonated at around 10:30 a.m. and that it was thought to be "of the type used in the war in Ukraine".

"The area had already been secured and cordoned off by forces from the Romanian Intelligence Service, the Coast Guard, and the Ministry of National Defense; at that time, the object was undergoing assessment and being secured," the ministry said.

It also confirmed that the drone was not part of the Romanian Army’s inventory and that it had not been involved in recent military exercises in the Black Sea area.

No injuries have been reported so far. An investigation into the incident is ongoing.

It comes after a Russian drone carrying explosives crashed in the eastern Romanian city of Galați last week, causing a fire on the roof of a residential apartment block and injuring two people.

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