Drones sank two cargo ships and damaged a third in the exclusive economic zones of NATO members Bulgaria and Romania in the Black Sea, killing at least two sailors in what Ukrainian President Zelenskyy attributed to Russian sea and aerial drone attacks. The EU condemned the strikes as "unacceptable attacks on civilian shipping," while Russia has not been formally named as the perpetrator by all parties. The incidents represent a significant escalation in Black Sea warfare and coincide with a broader pattern of alleged Russian hybrid warfare targeting European NATO members, including sabotage attempts in Germany, Estonia, Romania, and Poland.
