Türkiye threatens Russia and Ukraine with legal action over ship attacks in the Black Sea

Turkish Defense Minister Yaşar Güler urged Moscow and Kyiv to put an end to attacks on merchant vessels, stating that Ankara reserves the right to take legal action regarding attacks on ships that are either Turkish-flagged or owned by Turkish shipowners, Reuters reports.

According to Reuters’ assessment, this statement from Ankara marks its most direct intervention to date regarding the issue of attacks on merchant vessels.

Following the thus-far unsuccessful attempt to establish a grain corridor, the threats arrived.

Meanwhile,   3 sea drones have attacked another vessel off the coast of Bulgaria, the country’s defense minister, Dimitar Stoyanov, reported

The Liberian-flagged container ship CONTSHIP JET was attacked and struck by three maritime drones within Bulgaria’s Exclusive Economic Zone in the Black Sea.

The attack took place on October 28, 2026, at approximately 12:46 (10:00 UTC), about 16 to 21 nautical miles southeast of Cape Kaliakra.

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