A civilian cargo ship has sunk and its crew is missing after being attacked by drones in the Black Sea, Bulgarian officials say.
A second vessel - carrying grain - was also hit within Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said. Its 18 crew were rescued.
Radev did not say who was behind the attacks, which come as Russia intensifies strikes in the Black Sea, particularly the eastern side, as part of its war against Ukraine.
Moscow has not commented on the latest incident, a day after it was accused by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of striking a civilian vessel carrying corn. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the attacks were "unacceptable".
Air and sea drones were involved in the attacks at about 03:00 (23:00 GMT), some 70 miles (112 km) off the coastal town of Byala in eastern Bulgaria, Radev said.

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When Dakota Ditcheva makes her PFL return against Denise Kielholtz in New York City on Friday night, she will do so with a very different mindset.
It has been a year like no other for Ditcheva, who has been sidelined by injury since breaking her left hand against Sumiko Inaba in July 2025.
The British-Bulgarian, unbeaten in her 15-fight professional career, was scheduled to return against Keilholtz in February, but the fight was postponed after she suffered another significant injury, this time to her right hand.
For Ditcheva, who won the PFL flyweight tournament and $1m (£740,000) in 2024, her time away has underlined the importance of building a successful career outside the cage.
"It has been tough, and I have been really lucky that I am building things outside of the sport where I have other things I can do and keep busy," Ditcheva told BBC Sport.

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CLA Global, an international ******* ociation of independent accounting and advisory companies, has added Bulgarian operators Simbula and Existra to its network.
Both practices will gradually adopt the CLA Global branding in the coming months and operate under the name CLA Bulgaria.
CLA Global CEO Paul English said: "We are delighted to welcome both firms to CLA Global. With over 15 years in the Bulgarian market and a full-service offering across audit, advisory, tax and outsourcing, the firms bring real depth to our network.
"They share our commitment to quality, independence and long-term client relationships, making them a genuine fit. We look forward to working with them to support clients with cross-border needs and growing the network together."
Once complete, CLA Bulgaria will have a team of more than 40 professionals and six partner-level leaders, working from two offices in Sofia.

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SOFIA, July 20 (Reuters) - Bulgaria, a NATO and EU member, will seek parliamentary approval on Monday ‌for up to eight U.S. tanker aircraft to ‌be stationed at a military airport, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said, after a move to place such planes at a civilian airport triggered controversy.
The government will ask parliament to approve a request by Washington to station tanker planes at ‌the Bezmer military facility ⁠to support the U.S. military's operations in the Middle East, Radev told an annual ⁠conference of Bulgarian Ambassadors in Sofia.
A move earlier this year to station the aircraft, used mainly for airborne refuelling of other aircraft, at a civilian airport in the capital ‌Sofia without prior parliamentary approval, sparked controversy and the planes left last month.
"The problem was that the military planes were based at a civilian airport in close proximity to Sofia. That is why we proposed to our ‌allies to occupy military airfields," Radev said.
The Bezmer military base is about 260 km (160 miles) southeast of Sofia.

Grigor Dimitrov made an emotional winning return to Centre Court as he defeated Matteo Berrettini in five sets to set up an all-wildcard clash with British Arthur Fery at Wimbledon.
Last year, Dimitrov’s Wimbledon campaign ended in a painful retirement as he led eventual champion Jannik Sinner by two sets in the last-16 on Centre Court. It was the fifth consecutive grand slam where the 35-year-old had retired from a grand slam due to injury, with the pectoral train forcing him to also miss the US Open, a withdrawal which ended a streak of 58 consecutive grand slam appearances.
Prior to Wimbledon, Dimitrov’s ranking plummeted to 146 in the world after winning just five matches this season, with the Bulgarian requiring a wildcard to enter the main draw at Wimbledon. But after making a winning return to the All England Club, the former world No 3 is now back in the fourth round after beating 15th seed Jakub Mensik and former finalist Matteo Berrettini in his last two matches.
"After the way I exited last year, I'll never know what would've happened, but guess what this year I'm back here and I'm able to rewrite everything again,” Dimitrov said after his 6-3 6-4 3-6 5-7 6-3 win against Berrettini, a victory that lasted three hours and 30 minutes.
“I'm just trying to be completely honest here and vulnerable with you guys. It's not about the winning it's just for me to overcome every obstacle that I have in front of me.”

Grigor Dimitrov proved he is not just a pretty face after winning a pulsating battle of the Wimbledon pin-ups against Matteo Berrettini.
Bulgarian poster boy Dimitrov secured a 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3 victory over Italian hot-shot Berrettini to reach the second week.
His handsome reward is a fourth-round meeting with Britain’s Arthur Fery – the first time two wild cards have met in the last 16 at Wimbledon.
The ever-modest Dimitrov, speaking ahead of the third-round clash, had said: “If nothing else, it’s gonna be a pretty match.”
And at times during the three-hour, 32-minute clash, the tennis was as easy on the eye as the participants.

Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov may have uttered the best line of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships to date.
When asked about his third round match against 30-year-old Italian Matteo Berrettini, Dimitrov said: “If nothing else, it’s gonna be a pretty match.”
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It will be a pretty match and a battle between players who had devastating injuries curtail their Grand Slam aspirations.
Many wonder what could have been if Dimitrov, 35, had not gotten injured against Jannik Sinner last year at Wimbledon.

As Grigor Dimitrov battled to another significant victory on his return to Wimbledon, 12 months on from his devastating injury-enforced exit, he began to feel an ominous sense of deja vu.
Almost a year to the day that Dimitrov left Centre Court in tears after being denied the chance to complete a spectacular victory over world number one Jannik Sinner, the roof began to close on Court One.
Before a 10-minute break to close the Centre Court roof in 2025, the Bulgarian, once nicknamed 'baby Fed' because of the similarity of his game to the great Roger Federer, had been playing some of his best tennis in years.
As the wildcard closed in on a superb four-set victory over Czech 15th seed Jakub Mensik on Thursday, Dimitrov's mind naturally flashed back to the night which has defined his journey since.
"I looked up four or five times, hoping that I was going to finish the match before they decided to close the roof," Dimitrov said.