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SofiaMilitary Aviation
Bulgarian MiG-29s escort Tel Aviv–Vienna airliner to Sofia after bomb threat
The duty fighters were scrambled under NATO air policing.
SofiaMilitary Aviation
The duty fighters were scrambled under NATO air policing.
BucharestNaval Warfare
Bucharest wants both leadership and location to rotate. Sofia has been asked to co-sign a letter to NATO.
SofiaDefence
Minister Stoyanov wrote to Mark Rutte and NATO's top commander. Allied aircraft are expected "soon".
Sulina, RomaniaMilitary Aviation
Both drones were downed over Romanian territorial waters at 18:01 and 18:05 on 17 October.
SofiaDrones
Chief Commissioner Anton Zlatanov describes an Interior Ministry counter-drone layer, separate from the Defence Ministry's programme.
BurgasShipping
The hull will be examined for evidence of who carried out the attack. No drone debris has been found so far.
BrusselsGeopolitics
European Council conclusions demand the immediate restoration of safe shipping in the Black Sea.
BucharestDrones
NATO’s top commander in Europe is in close contact with allies, and Romania is asking the alliance for equipment to protect shipping.
Sulina, RomaniaDanube
Yara J caught fire in Romanian territorial waters; seven sailors are missing after the strike on Wine Trader.
SofiaMilitary Infrastructure
Plamen Tonchev does not rule out sabotage. The Starlink site near Sofia was being expanded and part of its fence was missing.
Black SeaNaval Warfare
The Bulgaria–Romania–Türkiye group is on its 12th activation. Six drifting mines have been neutralised in Bulgaria's EEZ since 2022.
SofiaGeopolitics
The defence ministers agreed on more surveillance and intelligence sharing. Bulgaria will take the issue to the UN Security Council.
Black Sea, off Shabla and ByalaShipping
Eleven sailors are missing. PM Radev called an extraordinary Security Council meeting and summoned the Russian ambassador.
Black Sea, off SinemoretsNaval Warfare
The find is reported by the Defence Ministry's Bulgarian Army outlet. Who launched the missile, and when, is not stated.
ShablaDrones
The Air Force and Navy located the cargo ship EMIL 40 nm east of Cape Shabla.
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