Drone hits ship off Romania in the Black Sea, EU and Romania blame Russia

A drone struck the Comoros-flagged cargo ship Khoryv about 24 kilometres off Romania's Constanța port on Friday morning, setting it ablaze; it later capsized, leaving one of its 13 crew dead, three missing and nine rescued. Romania and the European Commission blamed Russia, with President Nicușor Dan calling it “a new example of the tragic consequences of Russia's aggression against Ukraine” and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen saying she was “deeply alarmed by yet another Russian escalation in the Black Sea.” EU Council President António Costa said such attacks off EU coastlines “are increasing as a consequence of Russia's war.”

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