Drones strike ships on NATO’s border, leaving 21 people missing

Drones hit two merchant vessels just outside of Bulgaria’s territorial waters in the Black Sea yesterday, sinking one and leaving 11 people unaccounted for. A similar strike occurred on two other commercial ships in the same region on October 6, sinking one and leaving 10 crew members missing. Though culpability has not been established, the strikes occurred in an area Russia operates and align with its broader efforts to push against nato.