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Cargo ship Khoryv sinks near Constanța after drone strike, one dead, three missing

started October 23, 2026 at 12:18 PM · last changed 16h ago

Summary

The Comoros-flagged cargo ship Khoryv, carrying 13 Ukrainian and Azerbaijani crew, was struck by a drone and sank about 13 nautical miles off Romania's Constanța port in the Black Sea; nine people were rescued, one died, and three remain missing. Romanian President Nicusor Dan accused Russia of escalating violence on NATO's eastern flank, while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen condemned what she called Russian escalation.

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Extract from the source

BROD je napadnut dronovima oko 13 nautičkih milja (25 kilometara) od rumunjske luke Constanțe u Crnom moru. Spasitelji su izvukli devet od ukupno 13 članova

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  1. Brod Khoryv sa 13 clanova posade iz Ukrajine i Azerbejdzana napadnut je dronovima oko 13 nautickih milja od rumunske luke Constanta, nakon cega je potonuo. Rumunska pomorska uprava saopcila je da je iz mora izvuceno devet zivih osoba i jedno tijelo, dok se troje clanova posade i dalje vodi kao nestalo, a spasavanje helikopterom onemoguceno je zbog nepovoljnog vremena.

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  2. New reports confirm one death and three still missing, and that Romanian President Nicusor Dan accused Russia of escalating violence on NATO's eastern flank. They also add that the ship sailed under a Comoros flag and that NATO announced deploying additional aircraft and radar systems over the attacks on vessels in the Black Sea.

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Sources (24)

24 reports · 14 sources

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Signal strength69

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