Turkiye shot down an “out of control” aerial drone that approached its airspace from the Black Sea, the Defense Ministry said Monday. The incident came after Ukrainian attacks on Russian “ shadow fleet “ tankers off the Turkish coast and warnings from Turkish politicians about the dangers of the war in Ukraine spreading. F-16 fighter planes were scrambled after an object was detected, the ministry said in a statement. “To avoid any potential harm, it was shot down in a safe area outside of populated area,” it added. Ukraine said its naval drones struck two tankers on November 28. A third vessel was struck December 2 as it headed toward the Turkish port of Sinop. President Tayyip Erdogan condemned the earlier attacks as a threat to “navigational safety, life and the environment.