Bulgaria Points to Russia as Drones Hit More Cargo Ships
The attacks raised concerns over Black Sea shipping security and increased risks for grain exports, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Bulgaria summoned Russian ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova to Sofia following attacks on two cargo ships off the country's coast, as concerns mount over Black Sea shipping security.
- Both attacks occurred Tuesday near Bulgaria's 12-mile territorial water zone, striking the Ukrainian Chelsea 33 kilometers off Byala and the Dignity 17 miles from Krapets.
- The 15 crew members of the Chelsea survived an attack by three aerial drones, while eleven crew members remain missing from the Dignity, according to BNR public radio.
- Prime Minister Rumen Radev's office stated the strikes work to Russia's advantage, though Mitrofanova replied she had no information from the Russian Defense Ministry regarding the incidents.
- Bulgaria is seeking European Union and NATO support to investigate the attacks while defense ministers from Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey coordinate on expanding mine-sweeping operations to protect underwater infrastructure.
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The government of Sofia summons the Russian ambassador, increases pressure in view of the elections of 25 October. EU and NATO mobilize: "It is a further theater of escalation of the Russian war in Ukraine." One effect of recent raids is the sharp reduction of maritime traffic, to the detriment of Ukrainian wheat. Polish minister Sikorski: "The Atlantic Alliance defines the reaction in the case of victims of a Russian hybrid attack"
'Logic suggest the outcome works to the advantage of the Russian Federation,' Bulgaria's prime minister wrote on social media, as EU chief Ursula von der Leyen condemned the attack.
Bulgaria Summons Russian Ambassador After Drone Attack Sinks Ship, Leaving 11 Missing
Eleven sailors were missing at sea on Tuesday from a ship sunk by a drone attack off the coast of Bulgaria, possibly the second deadly sinking of a cargo vessel in the area in a week, prompting Bulgaria to summon Russia's ambassador.
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Bulgaria has summoned the Russian ambassador over attacks on ships off the coast of the NATO country. “Russia will of course deny it,” says defense expert Johan Huovinen.
The Head of the Bulgarian Government held a meeting with the Russian Ambassador, Eleanor Mitrofanov invited Rumen Radev to take into account other logic following the attacks on the country ' s territorial waters in the Black Sea.
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