Drone attack sinks Turkish grain ship in Black Sea, killing two sailors

A drone attack sank a Turkish-owned grain ship in the Black Sea on Monday, killing two sailors, wounding three, and leaving one missing, with 11 crew rescued by Romanian authorities. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blamed Russia for the strike. The ship, the Royad Mammadov, was carrying corn from Ukraine's port of Ismail to Italy and was attacked about 9 nautical miles from Romania's Pescăruș offshore platform. Romanian vessels and helicopters rescued 11 crew members, while three wounded sailors were airlifted to a hospital in Constanta in stable condition. Zelenskyy said Azerbaijani and Indian citizens were onboard, calling it a "horrific strike" by Russian drones on a civilian vessel in neutral waters. The incident follows recent Russian drone incursions into Romanian airspace and near its Black Sea ports, with Romania's president previously condemning Moscow's actions.