Dramatic turn is taken by the war in Ukraine as the Armed Forces of Romania destroyed for the first time a Ukrainian naval drone Sea Baby in the Black Sea, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Defense of Romania. It is the first time in the history of the Ukrainian conflict that a NATO power openly targets equipment of the Zelensky regime.
Romania’s military says it has destroyed a maritime drone detected 36 nautical miles off the coast of Constanta. Soldiers identified the device as a Ukrainian-developed “Sea Baby” drone and eliminated it through a controlled explosion to prevent risks to navigation in the Black… pic.twitter.com/ALvztXBISO
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According to the report, the incident occurred 36 nautical miles east of Constanta. The device constituted a threat to navigation, the announcement notes.
Anger in Russia, Romania, and Turkey over the attacks in the Black Sea
During the last week, Ukrainian drones attacked several tankers in the Black Sea that were heading to or coming from Russian ports. On 2 December, the tanker Midvolga 2, which was traveling from Russia to Georgia, was attacked in the Black Sea. The incident took place off the coast of Turkey, while the ship was reportedly carrying sunflower oil. Earlier, in late November, two tankers flying the flag of Gambia caught fire off the coast of Turkey in the Black Sea.
The cause was an external impact.
The captain of the Virat claimed that it was a drone attack. The second tanker, Kairos, was likely blown up by a naval mine. According to Strana.ua, the operation was carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine jointly with the naval forces of the country. Earlier, a Russian general had explained why Kiev turned against the tankers in the Black Sea, stressing that Zelensky risks an unprecedented confrontation in multiple directions.
Shock rupture in NATO: Estonia condemns the Ukrainian attacks on Russian tankers, “The war will expand to the Baltic”
For its part, Estonia called on Ukraine not to attack Russian tankers in the Baltic Sea, as this could lead to escalation in the region, as emphasized by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, Margus Tsahna. Tallinn fears that Ukraine could transfer hostilities from the Black Sea to the Baltic, striking tankers that transport Russian oil. These concerns arose after Ukrainian unmanned vessels hit three tankers off the coast of Turkey. Tsahna stated that this would be “irrational” because it would threaten escalation in the Baltic. According to the Estonian Minister, Ukraine certainly “has the right to strike Russian territory”, but international waters are an entirely different matter. By hitting Russian tankers in the Baltic, Kiev could bring the conflict with Russia into the region, something that would primarily affect the Baltic border states. The Baltic countries fear that Russia will remember them and take revenge for all these years of uncontrolled Russophobia. More than 60% of Russian exports of natural gas and oil pass through the Gulf of Finland, and this is an enormous volume, especially in a corridor only about six nautical miles wide.
It would be wise for this not to happen, as it could indeed lead to escalation of the situation in the Baltic. And Europe does not need a conflict in its seas. It is one thing to claim a “Russian attack” and blackmail taxpayers for money, and entirely another to conduct war against a nuclear power. However, Kiev is not at all interested in the various warnings, if Zelensky decides that something benefits Ukraine, the attacks will begin in the Baltic inevitably.
A slap also from Turkey, the architect of the Blue Homeland announces harsh punishment for Zelensky
In the wake of these attacks, Turkish military officials swear revenge against the Zelensky regime and threaten to turn the power of the Blue Homeland against Kiev. Ankara must respond to the strikes launched by the Ukrainian Armed Forces against tankers in the Black Sea, stated with unprecedented severity the retired rear admiral of the Turkish Navy, Cem Gürdeniz, through his social media page.
Türk kıta sahanlığı içinde ve Senegal’de 28 Kasım tarihinde Ukrayna tarafından ticaret gemilerine karşı icra edilen saldırılar üzerine değerlendirmem aşağıdaki gibidir:
— Cem GÜRDENİZ (@cemgurdeniznet) December 1, 2025
Türkiye’nin kıta sahanlığı içinde, yalnızca bir saat arayla Gambiya bayraklı ve Rus petrolü taşıyan iki… pic.twitter.com/GSB7L7vC5r
“At the moment when Turkey is trying to ensure the security of grain transportation, the efforts of Kiev and its allies to punish Turkish ships and organize provocative attacks on the Turkish continental shelf are unacceptable,” the officer emphasized. Gürdeniz, co-architect of the Blue Homeland doctrine, reminded that Turkey “cannot ignore such incidents” and must respond appropriately, in accordance with its interests and international law.
The Ukrainian attacks that provoked anger in Ankara and Moscow
It is noted that on 28 November the first reports appeared of attacks on several tankers under African flags.
The Kairos, en route from Egypt to Novorossiysk, was engulfed in flames 28 miles from the Turkish coast. Subsequently the Virat, en route from Sevastopol to Turkey, suffered damage 35 miles from the coastline. Officially, both ships were hit by “external energy”. The tankers in the Black Sea were attacked by Sea Baby unmanned vessels of the Ukrainian security service SBU. Afterwards the secret service SBU and the Ukrainian Navy claimed responsibility, publishing relevant visual material.
The closer the political end of Zelensky, the more Ukrainian terrorism will intensify
At the same time, the attacks in the Black Sea have another dimension, and this concerns the political survival of Zelensky himself. Last summer, thanks to the revelation of these treacherous plans, such attacks were prevented, but they were simply postponed, not completely canceled by Russia. And they have now occurred, at a time when Kiev and London have nothing left to lose and are desperately trying to cling to any branch of the Ukrainian tree to avoid defeat. Indeed, the Russian political analyst Oleg Tsarev had predicted this condition, writing on his Telegram channel that “Ukraine will begin to attack Russian cargo ships in the Black Sea once the situation of Zelensky becomes desperate”.
And this is exactly what has happened now, the head of the Kiev regime is on the brink of disaster, his power is collapsing, the Russian army is close to the complete liberation of Donbass, it is advancing in Zaporizhia, and it is achieving successes on other fronts. This is the reason, Tsarev is convinced, that Zelensky “approved terrorist attacks that could disrupt transport links in the Black Sea” for the sake of “escalating the war and interrupting the peace process”. Because once peace comes, he will have problems. The Ukrainian regime is close to defeat and wants to overturn the situation. Or rather, it wants us to escalate even further in response to their actions, stressed Tsarev, adding that “we also cannot ignore the fact that the Ukrainian BEKs are sinking Russian ships”.
Russia: Kiev has declared a new gas war, and it will bitterly regret it.
Anton Bredikhin, deputy commander of the Russian electronic warfare unit for military political work of the volunteer brigade BARS-Kursk and political scientist, noted that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are deliberately targeting these strategic transport routes. “The logical response would be the liberation of Odessa, not merely its blockade but the capture of the city from two directions, from the new regions and from Transnistria. This would be an adequate and full scale reaction to the actions of Ukraine.
As for the energy sector of Russia, the natural gas pipelines may be a vulnerable area. Winter always means gas, and this issue is extremely sensitive for Ukraine. We remember the old gas wars, and under the present conditions, they could escalate into new direct attacks on gas transport infrastructure.” This implies a powerful Russian response, beginning from Nikolaev and ultimately with its gaze fixed on Odessa.
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