Ukraine denies targeting Bulgaria after drone explodes near pipeline
Ukraine has denied targeting Bulgaria after a drone entered Bulgaria's airspace exploded close to the strategic Trans-Balkan gas pipeline near the Romanian border.
A drone entered Bulgarian airspace from Romanian territory and exploded near the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline close to the Romanian border, according to Bulgaria's Defence Ministry. The incident occurred around 8:10am on Saturday, local time, near the village of Kardam on the northeastern border. The drone was likely a Maya decoy drone, commonly used by Ukrainian armed forces, and was carrying a significant amount of explosives, as evidenced by the loud explosion and black smoke observed by Bulgarian border police.
Despite the destructive potential, no casualties or infrastructure damage was reported, and Ukraine has denied intentionally targeting Bulgaria with the drone. Both countries are fronting onto the Black Sea, which has become an arena of drone combat between Ukraine and Russia.
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