{
  "id": 13235357,
  "title": "Either Russia or Ukraine attacked ships off Bulgarian coast, PM says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/either-russia-or-ukraine-attacked-ships-off-bulgarian-coast-pm-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T22:23:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/nation/either-russia-or-ukraine-attacked-ships-near-bulgaria-pm-says-50648796.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 9, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev suggested that either Russia or Ukraine may have been responsible for drone attacks on civilian ships near Bulgaria's coast. Radev spoke to reporters following a meeting with Ukrainian Presidential Office head Kyrylo Budanov, but stated that there were no concrete evidences so far to determine the culprit. He noted that there were \"logical indications\" pointing to one of the parties involved, but they were not sufficient to make a definitive conclusion. Radev also mentioned that Bulgarian military personnel inspected one of the ships for possible drone debris, yet found no evidence. The exact circumstances of the incident are still unclear.\n\nRadev emphasized the importance of diplomatic efforts to bring an end to the war in Ukraine, stating that it would have significant social and economic consequences not only for the parties involved but for Europe as a whole. The meeting with Budanov was requested by the Ukrainian side. Radev called for the use of every possible diplomatic channel for dialogue.\n\nMeanwhile, Bulgarian publication Times.bg reported that Budanov's visit to Sofia on October 8 was held confidentially for security reasons. On October 6, unidentified drones attacked two cargo ships in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone. The ALFA WATAN sank, while a fire broke out aboard the ABLE. Both ships were owned by Turkish companies, and Romania's Interior Ministry confirmed that two sailors were killed in the attacks.",
  "summary": "There is reason to believe that “one of the parties of the Russo–Ukrainian war” was involved in drone attacks on civilian ships near Bulgaria’s coast, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said on Oct. 9.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "title": "Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1689: Russia plans up to 1,000 missiles, drones, and bombs against 60 Ukrainian infrastructure sites this winter, Ukraine says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/russo-ukrainian-war-day-1689-russia-plans-up-to-1-000-missiles-drones",
        "published": "2026-10-09T21:08:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}