EU chief condemns drone attacks on merchant ships off Bulgaria's coast

Geneva, Oct 13 (UNI) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday condemned drone attacks on merchant ships near Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, calling for those responsible to be held accountable. "The Black Sea has become another front of escalation of the Russian war in Ukraine. This is unacceptable," von der Leyen said in a post on X, expressing solidarity with Bulgaria and warning that the attacks endangered crew members and regional security. Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said authorities received a distress call at 1:30 am local time (2230 GMT on Monday) from the Maltese-flagged vessel Chelsea 3,…