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The European Union has called on Russia to stop attacks on commercial vessels in the Black Sea, and has also announced cooperation with Bulgaria and Romania in the wake of the latest attacks.

The Liberian-flagged AFRAMAX RIO oil tanker caught fire on October 6 in the Black Sea near Sochi.

In terms of region, analysts said, supplies through Russia’s Black Sea ports fell the most in August.

The cargo ship EMIL, which was hit by a drone near Odesa in August, is drifting in the Black Sea without a crew and without the ability to maneuver in the direction of Bulgarian waters.

Belarus has shipped its first shipment of potash fertilizers to the United States in four years after the easing of US sanctions on the Belarusian potash industry.

The Turkish ship Royad Mammadov, which was carrying grain, was hit by a drone in the Black Sea.

Russia has begun to commission newly built vessels that can be used as part of a “shadow fleet” to circumvent sanctions and export LNG.

Three of the seven tankers involved are under UK and EU sanctions.

The UK has included in the new sanctions package vessels that Russia uses to circumvent international restrictions and export energy resources.

The Estonian government has approved sanctions that prohibit the transit of grain of Russian and Belarusian origin through the country.