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Bulgarian PM Says Drone Attack on 2 Commercial Vessels Is ‘Blatant Violation of International Law’

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Two commercial vessels have been hit by drones in the Black Sea, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev. The attack, on Tuesday, is the first on shipping in the NATO member’s economic zone. Radev said several drones attacked the ships about 80 miles off Bulgaria’s coast. The Togo-flagged Alfa Watan suffered critical structural damage and sank at the scene. There was no immediate word on the crew’s fate. A second vessel, the Palau-flagged Able, cau…

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Bulgaria has been on high alert after drones attacked two commercial ships in the Black Sea, inside the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone, with one sinking and its crew missing. Bulgarian authorities have launched a major search and rescue operation, while Prime Minister Rumen Radev warned that the ongoing conflict was widening the danger for the wider region. Radev: “The war is expanding its geographical scope” Speaking at an emergency governm…

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"Ships from countries outside the EU can stay for up to 8 p.m. And Turkey's position is against foreign warships entering the Black Sea," Karakachanov, a former military minister, politician, and historian, told the Bulgarian National Radio. Regarding the cleaning of the Black Sea, where drones fall and there are mines, he commented: "The commitment is on the part of the countries of the Black Sea basin, they are most interested in undertaking c…

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The President of Bulgaria, Iliana Yotova, convened a meeting of the National Security Advisory Council on 7 October in connection with the drone attack on merchant vessels in the Black Sea; threats to the safety of navigation and critical infrastructure of Bulgaria against the background of the situation in Ukraine will be the main theme of the meeting; TASS will be referred to President Iliana Yotov ' s press service; former Prime Minister…

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The explosion can be seen from a ferry. In front of the Bulgarian coast in the Black Sea, drones meet two merchant ships - one of them sinks. Much is still unclear, in Bulgaria there is indignation.

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One merchant ship sunk and his crew went missing after a drone attack in the Black Sea, yet another was set on fire, but 18 members of his crew were able to evacuate.

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Drones hit two merchant ships in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea on Tuesday night, sinking one and rescuing the crew of the other. Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev called the attack “completely unacceptable” and called an emergency meeting of state institutions. The attack, according to the Bulgarian Prime Minister, occurred at around 3 a.m., approximately […] The post First attack in Bulgarian economic zone: drones sink …

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der Standard AT broke the news in Vienna, Austria on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
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