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Screengrab of a Romanian interior ministry video showing agents on a crew rescue mission of a cargo ship struck by drone in Black Sea, 5 October 2026

Video. Turkish grain ship sinks in Black Sea after deadly drone attack

Updated: 05/10/2026 - 17:15 GMT+2

In a new deadly incident in the Black Sea, a drone strike sank a Turkish cargo ship carrying grain from a Ukrainian port, killing two sailors, while 11 others were rescued and one was missing. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blamed Russia, stating it "consistently chooses terror".

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