A drone from Romania penetrated Bulgarian airspace on Saturday and exploded in the northeast of the country near the border with Romania. According to Rumen Radev's announcement, the incident occurred near a gas pipeline connecting Turkey with Ukraine. ekonomika.pravda.sk ↗
According to available information, the drone crashed in a sunflower field approximately one kilometer from the gas pipeline. No casualties were reported in the explosion, and authorities did not announce any damage to infrastructure. The incident site was preventively closed off. ta3.com ↗
Radev informed about the incident after a meeting of the security council. The released information does not specify who owned the drone or what its target was. Multiple reports indicate that the device carried explosives and after flying over from Romania, it landed on Bulgarian territory. forum24.cz ↗
The incident occurred near strategic energy infrastructure, which increases the attention of Bulgarian authorities to the security of the border region. Further steps will depend on the results of the investigation into the drone's origin, its route, and the circumstances of the explosion. Novy Cas ↗
Drone Exploded in Bulgaria Near Gas Pipeline
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Dron pronikl do bulharského vzdušného prostoru, explodoval kilometr od plynovodu
forum24.cz
| 13:18 08.08.
Dron prenikol do bulharského vzdušného priestoru. Explodoval kilometer od plynovodu
ekonomika.pravda.sk
| 13:09 08.08.
Do Bulharska vlétl dron s výbušninou. Explodoval kilometr od plynovodu
denik.cz
| 13:07 08.08.
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