Drone also in Bulgaria: Drone penetrates the airspace of NATO country Bulgaria
The Ukraine war is raging just a few hundred kilometres away from Bulgaria. A drone is now penetrating its airspace. What is the origin of the flying object?
A Ukrainian drone entered Bulgarian airspace and exploded, according to the Bulgarian Defense Ministry. The initial analysis of the debris, found approximately 100 meters from the Romanian border, indicated that it was most likely a decoy drone known as Maja. This type of drone is frequently used by the Ukrainian military, the ministry announced through the public broadcaster BNT in Sofia.
There was no indication that the incident was intentional. Ukraine declared itself "fully open" to collaborating with Sofia in the investigation. Georgij Tichyj, a spokesperson for Ukraine's Foreign Ministry, stated that "we can safely say that the Ukrainian armed forces did not deliberately direct any means toward Bulgaria."
The drone crashed in a sunflower field, about a kilometer from a Bulgarian compression station of the Transbalkan Pipeline. No injuries or property damage were reported.
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