The Romanian military on March 28 neutralized a stray naval mine discovered roughly 43 miles offshore in the Black Sea, the defense ministry said. Romania shares a border along the Black Sea with Bulgaria, Turkey, and Ukraine, which was invaded by Russian forces on Feb. 24. The device was first spotted by a fisherman who reported it to the Romanian naval forces, Reuters reported. Defense ministry officials announced on Twitter that Romanian military soldiers destroyed the explosive device using a high-velocity shaped charge and remote detonation. Photos shared alongside the statement showed the mine adrift in the water as officials sought to remove it from the sea using a net. A separate photo appears to show it being detonated, sending thick plumes of smoke and water up into the air. The images appear to show a classic “horned death” naval mine, a Soviet-made munition dating back to the World War II era, Russian state-owned news …