Romania says it destroys maritime drone in Black Sea; Ukraine denies involvement

Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey have a joint task force to defuse stray mines, which began floating in the Black Sea after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.

Since the war started, roughly 150 drifting mines have been discovered and destroyed, the Romanian navy has said.

(Reporting by Alan Charlish, Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk, additional reporting by Luiza Ilie, Tom Balmforth; Editing by Sharon Singleton and Nick Zieminski)