Ukrainian intelligence and special services are now working to establish all available information about yet another attack in the Black Sea targeting civilian vessels.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said yesterday.

Two civilian vessels were attacked in Bulgarian waters last night. One sank, while the other sustained significant damage.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy underscored that Ukraine’s Defense Forces conducted no operations in this area of the sea, and this latest tragedy involving civilian vessels is another part of Russia’s effort to make the western Black Sea completely unfit for navigation.

“We verified all the details with the Bulgarian side. Our Navy contacted its counterparts in Bulgaria, and it has been established that this was a combined Russian attack using maritime and aerial drones. I instructed our Armed Forces, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, our intelligence, and other services to coordinate with our partners as fully as possible so that both they and we have greater capacity to defend ourselves,” the Head of State underscored.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy reminded a vessel was hit in Romanian waters the other day; now it’s Bulgaria. This is exactly what the Russians are planning – to keep escalating. Their drones are constantly flying into Moldova.

“And this is not the first attack on vessels in the Black Sea, in the waters of our partners. Attacks on our ports continue constantly. And there must be a clear response to the aggressiveness Russia is showing. Absolutely clear action is needed in response,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.