One of the two ships attacked by a drone off the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria sank

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev spoke at the extraordinary meeting of the Security Council affiliated with the Council of Ministers.

Noting that a UAV attack was carried out on a ship 17 nautical miles east of the village of Krapets in the city of Dobrich, Radev announced that the ship sank as a result of the attack and 1 crew member was rescued.

Stating that a call for help was received from the ship 18 nautical miles east of the city of Byala at 01.30, Radev stated that Varna Sea Rescue Center took immediate action.

Radev stated that the ship named "Chelsea 3", flying the Maltese flag, registered in Odessa and belonging to Ukraine, was attacked with three UAVs.

Stating that the entire crew of 15 people on the ship, 7 of whom were Ukrainian and 8 Azerbaijani citizens, were rescued and delivered to Varna Port, Radev noted that medical aid was provided to 5 crew members.

Stating that Bulgaria's permanent representatives to NATO and the European Union (EU) have been informed, Radev stated that they continue to request support to investigate the attacks and determine which country the UAVs came from.

Stating that there is not enough and definitive evidence to assign responsibility for the attacks to any party, Radev said, "However, as I stated before, the situation that has emerged appears to be in the interest of Russia. Therefore, I will invite Russia's Ambassador to Sofia, Eleonora Mitrofanova, for a meeting today." he said.