Dimitar Stoyanov

Force in Play

Asked NATO to deploy combat aircraft and anti-drone systems to bolster Bulgaria's sea capacities; announced Bulgaria will join NATO's Drone Edge counter-drone initiative

A drone hit the Comoros-flagged cargo ship Khoryv about 13 nautical miles off Romania's Constanta port on Oct. 23, killing at least one of its 13 Ukrainian and Azeri crew. Nine sailors were rescued, three are still missing, and President Nicușor Dan said the strike was part of Russia's escalation in its war in Ukraine.

Updated Oct 25