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Woman killed, three wounded in FPV drone attack in Shebekino

In Shebekino, Belgorod region, an FPV drone hit a car: a woman died at the scene, and three more victims with shrapnel wounds were taken to the Shebekino central district hospital. Drones also damaged houses and cars in Shebekino and the Graivoron district. The day before, on October 25, a man was killed in a drone attack on a car in Voznesenovka.

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Crew of the Khoryv vessel attacked by drones is being rescued in the Black Sea: nine rescued, one dead, three missing

Romania carried out a rescue operation after a distress signal from the Khoryv vessel, which was reportedly attacked by drones 13 miles from Constanța. Of the 13 crew members (Ukraine and Azerbaijan), nine were rescued, the body of one sailor was found, and three are listed as missing. The President of Romania blamed Russia; according to DW, the vessel is the fourth attacked off the Romanian coast in a month.

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IAEA deems UAE response to drone attack on Barakah nuclear plant adequate

An IAEA mission of six experts, which worked in the UAE from October 12 to 20 at the authorities' request, concluded that the response to the drone strike on the Barakah nuclear plant on May 17 was swift and effective. The drone, launched from Iraqi territory, hit a generator outside the plant's external perimeter and caused a fire that was extinguished. The attack was condemned by dozens of countries, including the US, UK, France and Gulf states, as well as by the UN Security Council.

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Tanker attacked off Romanian coast: seven sailors missing

The San Marino-flagged tanker Wine Trader issued a distress call off the coast of Romania on October 15 after a drone attack: five of the 12 crew members were rescued, seven remain missing. That same night, a fire also broke out aboard the Comoros-flagged tanker Yara J, with no casualties reported. According to Reuters, at least five vessels have been attacked off the coasts of Romania and Bulgaria over the past ten days, killing 23 sailors.

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Ship Sinks Off Bulgarian Coast After Drone Attack: 11 Sailors Missing

Overnight into Tuesday, two cargo ships were attacked by drones off the Bulgarian coast. HS Dignity, flying the flag of Guinea-Bissau, sank near the village of Krapets: five were rescued, 11 are missing. The crew of the Malta-flagged ship Chelsea-3 was rescued. Bulgaria summoned the Russian ambassador; President Rumen Radev said the consequences of the incidents serve Russia's interests. Moscow has not officially commented on what happened.

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Off the coast of Bulgaria, drones attacked two vessels: one sank, 11 people missing

On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, two commercial vessels were attacked by drones in the Black Sea off the Bulgarian coast. The vessel HS Dignity, flying the flag of Guinea-Bissau, sank 17 nautical miles from Krapets; according to preliminary data, five people were rescued and 11 are missing. All 15 crew members of the vessel Chelsea 3 (seven Ukrainians and eight Azerbaijanis) were evacuated. Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev summoned the Russian ambassador, saying there is no direct evidence, but that “logic points to a benefit

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