Seven sailors missing after drones strike tankers near Romania’s Black Sea coast

<p>Nato source says drones came from Russia, while Romania’s president says attacking commercial ships ‘is unacceptable and has to stop’</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/15/sailors-missing-drone-strike-tankers-romania-black-sea-coast">Continue reading...</a>