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Turkish Foreign Ministry on Thursday summoned the ambassadors of Ukraine and the chargé d’affaires of Russia to the Foreign Ministry to express concern over a recent string of drone attacks on commercial vessels near its coastline in the Black Sea, according to the local reports.
The move follows a series of maritime incidents that Ankara considers an alarming escalation in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, with attacks now occurring increasingly closer to Turkish territorial waters.
The ministry has not issued any statements on the matter yet.
On Tuesday, the Russian-flagged Midvolga 2 cargo vessel was hit by a drone while sailing 80 nautical miles off the Turkish coast, sustaining minor damage. The attack came just days after two tankers—Kairos and Virat—were struck last week at distances of 28 and 38 nautical miles from Türkiye, respectively.
While no casualties were reported, the proximity of the strikes to Türkiye’s maritime boundary has raised concerns in Ankara, which has maintained diplomatic engagement with both sides of the war.
Commenting on the developments, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned this week that such attacks represent a dangerous intensification of the war and "cannot be justified."
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