Drone sinks ship off Bulgaria coast, prime minister says
- On Tuesday, Prime Minister Rumen Radev announced that drones struck two ships off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, sinking one vessel and prompting emergency rescue operations.
- The Ukrainian-owned Chelsea, sailing under a Maltese flag, was hit by three drones around 1:30 a.m., located 18 nautical miles off the coast, Radev said.
- Rescuers evacuated all 15 crew members from the Chelsea, with five receiving treatment for minor injuries; one crew member from the sunken vessel was also rescued.
- Radev called the attacks "absolutely unacceptable" and sought NATO and European Union assistance, though Bulgaria lacks clear evidence to identify who was responsible.
- Although Bulgaria does not border Russia or Ukraine, the nation holds a strategic position on the Black Sea, where hybrid drone attacks linked to the ongoing war present growing concerns.
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welingelichtekringen.nlSOFIA (ANP/RTR) - Two ships off the coast of Bulgaria have been hit by drones, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev reports. One of the two has sunk. Radev says he has not yet seen clear evidence, but suspects that Russia is behind the attacks. "This is completely unacceptable," he said...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday condemned the latest attacks on merchant ships off the coast of Bulgaria, calling them “another front in the escalation of Russia's war in Ukraine.”
Two ships were attacked by drones near the Bulgarian coast, Prime Minister Roumen Radev announced on Tuesday. One of the ships, flying the Maltese flag, was rescued, while the other sank. These ships...
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