Remains of six sailors found aboard tanker that was struck by Russian drones off the coast of Romania in mid-October

Six sailors' remains were discovered on the Wine Trader tanker, which was targeted by Russian drones off Romania's Black Sea coast in mid-October. The vessel, flagged to San Marino, struck a fire after the drone attack. Seven out of the twelve crew members were initially reported missing; five were rescued. Bulgarian President Nicușor Dan confirmed the attacks and noted they were carried out by Russia, though he did not specify the perpetrators.

Russian footage corroborated the attack but not the vessel's cargo of military supplies, as initially claimed. The Romanian rescue ship Apollo was also spotted near the tanker during the incident, corroborating the drone attack. Romania proposed a joint command among NATO members to protect against drone attacks, following at least nine civilian vessels attacked off their coasts that month.