Drone enters Bulgaria, explodes near pipeline at Romanian border, says PM
Rumen Radev did not specify where the drone, which caused no casualties, came from and said authorities did not yet know what type it was.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev revealed on Saturday that an unidentified drone carrying a significant amount of explosives had entered Bulgaria and detonated near the Romanian border. The drone, which did not cause any casualties, exploded in close proximity to the Kardam border-crossing with Romania, approximately 1,000 meters from the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline compressor station.
The incident occurred around the Black Sea's northeast region. Bulgarian authorities were unaware of the drone's origin or type, but Radev confirmed it was not a hobby drone. The drone later crashed into a sunflower field, and its sound was recorded by Romanian border police, followed by a loud explosion with black smoke that was spotted by a Bulgarian patrol.
Radev expressed hope for identifying the drone's type soon. The Bulgarian PM emphasized that identifying and neutralizing such drones poses a major challenge, particularly given the increasing frequency of drone incidents in Eastern European NATO member states supporting Ukraine. In response to the latest incident, Bulgaria has intensified its surveillance and plans to redeploy troops and soldiers to the borders to detect and counter drones using anti-drone measures.
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