Bulgaria announced on Tuesday that it had summoned Russia’s ambassador in Sofia after two vessels were attacked near its territorial waters in the Black Sea, in a diplomatic move following attacks on vessels in an area close to the Bulgarian coast. One of the targeted vessels was a Ukrainian cargo ship, which was attacked by drones.
Initial reports that the second vessel had sunk
The attack took place near Bulgaria’s territorial waters in the Black Sea, at the same time as the other vessel was targeted in the same area. Regarding the second vessel, initial reports said it had sunk after the attack. The casualty report remains preliminary, as there has been no final confirmation that it sank in the information published about the incident.
The Russian ambassador was summoned in the Bulgarian capital immediately after the two attacks, while the confirmed information about the incident was limited to the targeting of the two vessels, the identity of the Ukrainian cargo ship and the use of drones to attack it, along with initial reports about the fate of the other vessel.
