Key Facts

• A tanker near Sulina, Romania, may have been hit by a drone attack.
• The tanker, flagged in the Comoros Islands, had a fire that the crew extinguished themselves.
• Romanian officials are treating the incident seriously because it happened in their territorial waters.
• Several ships off Romania and Bulgaria have been targeted by suspected Russian drones recently.
• The drone strikes are linked to the ongoing war in Ukraine and its effects on the Black Sea region.
• Russian air strikes in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region killed two people recently.
• The UK finance minister called for stricter sanctions on Russian shipping to stop covert activities.
• Ukrainian President Zelensky reported targeted Russian strikes on the country’s energy infrastructure, leaving many without power.