Ukrainian drone attack

October 7, 2026 12:08 PM

Drone sinks ship off Bulgaria, as fears grow about hybrid attacks by Russia

The crew of a merchant ship was missing on Tuesday after the vessel sank in the Black Sea off NATO member Bulgaria following a drone strike that Prime Minister Rumen Radev described as a gross violation of international law. It was not immediately clear who carried out the attack by air and sea drones about 70 nautical miles (130 km) off the coastal town of Byala in eastern Bulgaria, but there are growing concerns about hybrid attacks by Russia as it wages war in Ukraine. Shipping sources said...

October 7, 2026 11:13 AM

23 Indian seafarers reported safe after Ukrainian drone attack sets fire to oil tanker off Russian coast

A fire broke out on a Liberian-registered oil tanker manned entirely by an Indian crew off the Russian Black Sea coastline following a Ukrainian drone strike, as stated by the Russian Transport Ministry. According to the ministry, the vessel was targeted by "naval drones", which subsequently ignited crude oil within the Black Sea. The blaze raged with such intensity that emergency responders were initially unable to suppress the flames. The Russian Transport Ministry stated that firefighters w...

August 4, 2026 10:14 AM

Russia says Ukrainian drone attack on holiday-makers killed seven, including 3 children

Russia said on Monday that seven people, including three children, had been killed and 40 injured at its Black Sea holiday resort of Gelendzhik in what it said was a deliberate Ukrainian drone attack on civilians. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine, which like Russia, says it does not deliberately target civilians in the full-scale war which Moscow launched in 2022. Social media videos, verified by Reuters, showed what appears to be a drone slamming into a busy beach area near the tow...

April 16, 2026 6:00 PM

Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Tuapse port kills two, including teenage girl, hits oil tanker

A major Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's Black Sea port of Tuapse killed two people, including a 14-year-old girl, injured seven, and hit an oil tanker, Russian officials and media reported on Thursday. Tuapse is one of Russia's major southern ports, serving as an oil product export hub and also handling dry bulk cargo such as coal and fertiliser. It is also home to a major oil refinery of the same name owned by Rosneft , Russia's biggest oil producer. Veniamin Kondratiev, governor of the Kr...