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Romania’s Intelligence Service has uncovered a sabotage network coordinated by Russian intelligence services that allegedly targeted the Carfil arms factory in Brașov and other military and industrial sites across the region, Romanian media reported. The Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime
1d ago · Read at Novinite →
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Ein toter Seemann, drei Verletzte: Nach einem Drohnentreffer ist ein Frachter im Schwarzen Meer gekentert und gesunken. Rumäniens Präsident Dan spricht von einem »Eskalationsversuch Russlands«.
5d ago · Read at Der Spiegel →
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President Nicușor Dan said the incident was part of Russia’s “escalation” of the war in Ukraine.
5d ago · Read at Politico Europe →
The merchant ship Khoryv, flying the Comoros flag, was reportedly struck by a drone and caught fire before sinking about 13 nautical miles off Romania’s Black Sea port of Constanța, leaving one sailor dead, three missing and nine rescued. The vessel had 13 people on board: 10 Ukrainian citizens and
5d ago · Read at Novinite →
A ship is reported to have been struck by several drones 13 miles from the Romanian port of Constanța. Rescuers recovered nine of the thirteen sailors on board alive.
5d ago · Read at Euronews →
18 were taken directly from prison custody, with re-entry bans of up to 10 years imposed on all 24 men.
10/19/2026 · Read at TheJournal.ie →
Romanian F-16 fighter jets shot down two jet-powered Geran-series strike drones over the country's territorial waters in the Black Sea on October 17, with the Romanian Ministry of National Defense identifying the aircraft as belonging to a type used by Russia in the war in Ukraine. The ministry said
10/18/2026 · Read at Novinite →
According to a Defence Ministry press release, two F-16 carrying out air policing missions were involved in the operation to intercept the drones after being scrambled from the 86th air base at Borcea.
10/17/2026 · Read at Euronews →