The Turkish military shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle that was approaching the country's airspace over the Black Sea. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Turkey on Twitter. The object was identified as a drone that had gone out of control, and a decision was made to destroy it to avoid possible negative consequences.
The drone was struck by F-16 fighters in a safe area, outside populated places. The Ministry of Defense confirmed that the drone was shot down in a safe location. The agency noted that a Russian drone was hacked, which allowed such actions.
This episode occurred against the backdrop of a tense international situation, when a Turkish ship was attacked by Russia at the port of Chornomorsk, and the President of Ukraine called on the world to stand against Russian aggression and propaganda.