{"id":617987,"date":"2026-06-13T11:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T11:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=617987"},"modified":"2026-06-13T11:35:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T11:35:00","slug":"romania-asks-ukraine-to-add-self-destruct-function-to-stray-drones-after-one-exploded-at-its-port","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=617987","title":{"rendered":"Romania Asks Ukraine To Add Self-Destruct Function To Stray Drones, After One Exploded At Its Port"},"content":{"rendered":"

Romania Asks Ukraine To Add Self-Destruct Function To Stray Drones, After One Exploded At Its Port<\/span><\/p>\n

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Errant Ukrainian drones which wonder across borders and into neighboring Baltic and Eastern European countries are becoming enough of a problem to where some NATO allies pushing for a self-destruct function.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Romanian Defense Minister Radu Miruta has proposed that Ukraine program its maritime drones to self-destruct<\/strong> if they veer into the country’s territorial waters, coming just on the heels of a major disaster.<\/p>\n

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AP image: explosion of errant Ukrainian drone at key Romanian port.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The remarks were prompted by a Magura-type kamikaze naval drone having exploded in Romania\u2019s Black Sea port of Constanta <\/strong>on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Others also detonated while still at sea east of the city, apparently close enough to Romanian waters to be of serious concern – though Ukraine’s navy bit back by alleging that Russian signal jamming is to blame.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Miruta said<\/a> that “maritime drones can be programmed so that, if control is lost, they are unable to enter Romanian territorial waters and will self-destruct once they are 12 nautical miles from the coast.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

“This should be a default feature built into the system from the moment the drone is launched into the water,”\u00a0he said.<\/p>\n

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A sea drone self-destructed near an oil terminal in Romania’s Black Sea port \u200cof Constanta, without causing casualties, as Ukraine said Russia jammed the vessel causing it to drift off course https:\/\/t.co\/aiiVBb6zoI<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/FbtP0DlxPf<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Reuters (@Reuters) June 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The drone explosions were serious, just judging by the photographs and videos alone<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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\u00a0A Ukrainian maritime drone that was being used in the\u00a0country\u2019s war against Russia<\/a>\u00a0exploded Friday at a Black Sea port in\u00a0Romania<\/a>, while three other sea drones exploded outside the port, Romanian authorities said. No one was hurt.<\/em><\/p>\n

The drone that self-detonated in the port of Constanta exploded at around 10:30 a.m., after the area had been secured and isolated by the Romanian Intelligence Service<\/strong>, coast guard and the Defense Ministry, authorities said.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Romanian government described in a statement: “Immediately after identifying the drone, the Ministry of Defense contacted its Ukrainian counterparts, who confirmed that they had lost control of the operation of four drones.”<\/p>\n

“The other three drones self-detonated \u2014 two offshore and the third outside the port,” it added. “Confirmation of these events came from both the Ukrainian side and from data obtained by the Romanian authorities.”<\/p>\n

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Romanian media report the (what appears to be a Magura-type) sea drone discovered in Constanta Port may have carried dozens of kilograms of explosives. The device was found near ARSVOM headquarters and later self-detonated after authorities evacuated and secured the area.\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/2UanLH7s2w<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NOELREPORTS \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@NOELreports) June 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There have also been a lot of errant aerial drone incidents of late, prompting NATO to scramble aircraft and shoot them out of the sky. These aerial drones might need a self-destruct feature as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
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