Turkish Jets Shoot Down Drone Amid Rising Black Sea Tensions

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Turkey has shot down an &quot;out of control&quot; drone approaching from the Black Sea, as tensions in the region reach a boiling point. The incident comes just days after Ukrainian drone strikes hit Russian shadow fleet tankers operating dangerously close to Turkey’s exclusive economic zone. With Turkish-owned ships damaged and President Erdoğan warning of escalation, the Black Sea is fast becoming a new flashpoint in the Ukraine-Russia war — and Turkey is right in the middle. WooGlobe Ref : WGA372576 For licensing and to use this video, please email licensing@wooglobe.com

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00:00A mysterious drone approached Turkey's airspace from the Black Sea and was immediately shot down.

00:05Turkish F-16 fighter jets were scrambled in seconds after the unknown drone veered dangerously close.

00:12The drone was labeled out of control by Turkey's defense ministry and destroyed safely outside any populated area.

00:18But this wasn't just any routine threat.

00:21It came just days after Ukraine launched daring naval drone strikes on Russia's Shadow Fleet.

00:26Old oil tankers used to dodge Western sanctions.

00:29Some of those strikes even hit vessels inside Turkey's exclusive economic zone.

00:34Tensions are boiling over in the Black Sea.

00:36Just last week, Russian forces attacked Ukrainian ports and damaged three Turkish-owned cargo ships.

00:43And now, Turkish leaders are sounding the alarm, warning that the war in Ukraine is drifting dangerously close to their shores.

00:50President Erdogan even called Ukraine's strikes a worrying escalation.

00:54With Russia threatening to cut Ukraine off from the sea and both sides stepping up attacks,

00:59the Black Sea is becoming a high-risk battlefield.

01:01And Turkey? It's caught right in the middle.

01:03It's caught right in the middle.

01:04It's caught right in the middle.

01:05It's caught right in the middle.

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