The blast happened at the port of Constanta at around 10.30am EEST (8.30am UK time). The surrounding area has been cordoned off with a huge pillar of smoke seen pouring into the sky. The Romanian Defence Ministry said the drone was thought to be "of the type used in the war in Ukraine", with Romanian media reporting that it was a Magura-type drone.

EADaily, June 5th, 2026. All naval drones that got out of control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces self-destructed near Constanta. This was stated on the social network "Facebook" ❶ by the country's president Nikushor Dan.

A Swedish ⁠court ⁠has ruled that the ⁠seizure of a cargo vessel in the Baltic Sea ​was lawful and that the ship can be handed over to Ukraine, ‌where it is suspected ‌of illegally transporting grain from Russian-occupied territory.

Russia accused Ukraine on Friday of killing Azerbaijani crew on board two cargo vessels headed for ​a Russian port, in a drone attack which Baku ‌said had killed at least five of its citizens.