Seven sailors missing after drones strike tankers near Romania’s Black Sea coast
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Seven sailors are missing after drones struck two tankers near Romania’s Black Sea coast, setting them ablaze and raising fresh security concerns on a vital shipping route used by Ukraine.
A Nato military source told Reuters the drones that had hit the Wine Trader and the Yara J came from Russia.
“The drones that caused the fires on board two tankers inside Romanian territorial waters were of Russian origin,” the source said.
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Seven sailors are missing after drones struck two tankers near Romania’s Black Sea coast, setting them ablaze and raising fresh security concerns on a vital shipping route used by Ukraine.
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A Nato military source told Reuters the drones that had hit the Wine Trader and the Yara J came from Russia.
“The drones that caused the fires on board two tankers inside Romanian territorial waters were of Russian origin,” the source said.