Drone also in Bulgaria: Ukrainian drone penetrates NATO country Bulgaria

A Ukrainian drone penetrated and exploded in the airspace of NATO and EU member state Bulgaria. The initial analysis of the remains of the flying object, which exploded about 100 meters from the Romanian border, showed that it was most likely a Lockdrohne Maja, according to the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense. This type of drone is frequently used by the Ukrainian armed forces, the ministry said in a statement broadcast by public broadcaster BNT in Sofia.

There was no reason to assume that the incident was intentional. No injuries or material damage The flying object exploded on Bulgarian territory 100 meters from the Romanian border, Prime Minister Rumen Radew said after a meeting of the Security Council at the government in Sofia. The crash site on a sunflower field was about a kilometer from a Bulgarian compression station of the Transbalkan pipeline. There were no injuries and no material damage.