Eleven sailors missing after drone attack sinks Bulgarian ship
Bulgarian officials reported that a drone strike sank one cargo vessel and left eleven crew members missing off the coast on Tuesday.
Rescue operations continue for missing crew
Two cargo ships were hit by drones overnight near the village of Krapets. Rescuers managed to save five sailors from the sunken vessel while eleven others remain unaccounted for at sea.
Diplomatic tensions rise with Moscow
Bulgaria summoned its Russian ambassador following the attacks, though officials stopped short of explicitly accusing Russia. Prime Minister Rumen Radev stated that the outcome of these incidents benefits the Russian Federation.
International condemnation follows escalation
Ukraine and the European Union condemned the strikes as unacceptable escalations in the region. The European Commission President described the Black Sea as becoming another front in the war in Ukraine.
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