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A search and rescue mission is underway in the Black Sea after an incident involving the Comoros-flagged cargo ship Khoryv, reportedly a Russian drone attack, about 13 nautical miles east of Constanta, Romania. According to Romanian authorities, one person is dead and three are missing. The Romanian Naval Authority reported that the incident occurred around 10 a.m. local time.

The Interior Ministry stated that the ship suffered major damage and capsized. Another commercial vessel recovered 10 people, nine alive and one dead, out of a 13-member crew. Data from MarineTraffic shows the ship had departed from Turkey on October 21 heading for Romania's Sulina port, and authorities noted that a helicopter could not be deployed due to weather and low visibility.

Pro-Russian politician Călin Georgescu was taken into custody this morning. He is accused of fraud and of forming an organized criminal group that reportedly received more than €1 million from various Russian citizens.

Romania scrambled two F-16 fighter jets after radar detected an aerial target around 12 km north of Chilia, near the Ukrainian border. Authorities issued a RO-Alert to residents in northern Tulcea County as a precaution, and the aircraft were sent to monitor the situation.

The alert was lifted, and Romanian authorities reported that there was no unauthorized entry into the national airspace.

Deal is worth approximately $920 million and includes up to 36 support vehiclesl

Considering the significant deterioration of the security situation in Ukraine, as a result of Russia's constant and massive attacks on civilians and civil infrastructure, especially on the energy sector, as well as the regional consequences of this situation, including on Romania's security, in close coordination with the Allies, Council members decided to donate a PATRIOT system to Ukraine.