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Drohne auch in Bulgarien: Drohne dringt im Luftraum von Nato-Staat Bulgarien ein

Der Ukraine-Krieg tobt nur wenige Hundert Kilometer von Bulgarien entfernt. Eine Drohne dringt jetzt in seinem Luftraum ein. Welche Herkunft hat das Flugobjekt?

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Drohne auch in Bulgarien: Drohne dringt im Luftraum von Nato-Staat Bulgarien ein

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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