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NATO to address drone attacks in the Black Sea after seven missing off Romania

A Bulgarian government handout photograph of the Chelsea 3, which was 'hit by drones' in the Black Sea on Tuesday
A handout photograph released by Bulgaria's Interior Ministry on October 13, 2026, shows the Ukrainian-owned cargo ship Chelsea 3 which was "hit by three aerial drones" in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone in Black Sea. © Handout from Ministry of Interior Bulgaria via AFP

NATO will put drone strikes in the Black Sea on its agenda at a meeting next week, officials said Thursday, following two new attacks and the disappearance of seven people. Incidents involving civilian vessels in the Black Sea have been on the rise off the coasts of Bulgaria and Romania in a suspected spillover from Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Romania reported seven people missing on Thursday after two drone attacks on ships in the Black Sea – where several vessels have been hit recently in suspected fallout from the Ukraine war.

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