Romanian F-16 fighter jet downs drone after airspace violation

A Romanian F-16 fighter jet shot down a drone that breached the nation’s airspace on Friday morning, president Nicusor Dan stated, as cited by Reuters.The improvement comes a day after a sailor injured in a fireplace aboard a Ukraine-bound tanker off Romania’s Black Sea coast died, in accordance with Romanian media. Authorities are investigating whether or not the incident was linked to Russia’s struggle towards Ukraine.On Thursday, a Romanian information outlet reported that the deceased was a 45-year-old Philippine nationwide who had been injured within the blaze. The Liberian-flagged tanker Gas Lisbon was crusing throughout the Black Sea in the direction of a Ukrainian port when it was “struck” late on Monday, about 20 nautical miles off Romania’s coast, President Nicusor Dan stated on Tuesday.Romanian authorities responded to the incident and evacuated all 17 crew members, together with three injured sailors. According to Romania’s Department for Emergency Situations, two of the injured sustained burns over roughly 10–15 per cent of their our bodies, whereas the third suffered a number of accidents.Romania and different Nato member states have witnessed a number of drone incursions linked to the Russia-Ukraine struggle since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.In June, a Ukrainian maritime drone getting used within the battle exploded on the Black Sea port of Constanta, whereas three different sea drones detonated exterior the port. No accidents had been reported.A month earlier, a Russian drone concerned in an assault on Ukraine veered astray and struck an condominium constructing in jap Romania, injuring two individuals.