New details from President Dan: There were four drones over which Ukraine lost control. “They all self-detonated”
President Nicușor Dan wrote, in a post on X, that the Ukrainian army lost control of four drones, among them the one that exploded in Constanța Port. All four drones self-detonated so that there are no longer any risks to Romanian citizens.
“The marine drone that exploded this morning in the Port of Constanța was part, along with other similar means of combat, of a military operation led by Ukraine against Russian aggression. Ukrainian forces lost control over those means as a result of the electronic warfare actions undertaken by Russia,” Nicușor Dan wrote.
“It is a direct consequence of the war waged by Russia”
He said that Romania was notified by the Ukrainian side about this situation. “The entry of this drone into Romanian sovereign space is a direct consequence of the war waged by Russia against Ukraine,” the president continued.
All four drones self-detonated and caused no casualties or significant damage.
“In addition to the drone that self-destructed in the port of Constanța, a second one self-detonated, under the monitoring of the Coast Guard, off the Port of Constanța, and two other drones exploded about 145 km east of Constanța”, stated the head of state.
“At this moment, there is no longer any danger to the Romanian citizens and the national infrastructure”, President Dan also affirmed.
He said that there is direct communication between the Ukrainian and Romanian presidential administrations, as well as with other institutions in Kyiv.
The marine drone that exploded this morning in the Port of Constanța was part, along with other similar means of combat, of a military operation led by Ukraine against Russian aggression. Ukrainian forces lost control of said assets as a result…
— Nicusor Dan (@NicusorDanRO) June 5, 2026
Kiev has confirmed that the drone belongs to it
An explosion of a marine drone took place on Friday, at 10:28 a.m., in berth 78 of Constanța Port. MApN specified that the drone self-detonated, is not part of the equipment of the Romanian Army, but is of the type used in the war in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian navy confirmed that the marine drone that exploded in the port of Constanța on Friday belonged to them, adding that they lost control of the craft due to Russian electronic warfare means.
“During the performance of missions in the operational area of the Black Sea, one of the unmanned maritime vessels of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost control under the influence of the enemy's electronic warfare means and found itself near the coasts of Romania,” the Ukrainian naval forces said in a short statement posted on Facebook.
