Ship sinks and crew missing after Black Sea drone attack
It is not clear who is behind the attacks which come as Russia intensifies strikes in the Black Sea as part of its war against Ukraine.
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"Such an attack within the Bulgarian exclusive economic zone is absolutely unacceptable."
— Rumen Radev , Politician
"Attacks on civilian shipping are unacceptable."
— Ursula von der Leyen , Politician
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Rumen Radev is a pro-Russian former president of Bulgaria who ran on an anti-corruption platform.
Ursula von der Leyen is the president of the European Commission.
President of Ukraine who attended a summit in Yerevan.
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It is not clear who is behind the attacks which come as Russia intensifies strikes in the Black Sea as part of its war against Ukraine.
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