Combat Drone Explodes Near Moldova-Ukraine Border

An explosion and subsequent fire occurred near the Moldovan village of Crocmaz in the Ștefan Vodă district at approximately 1:20 p.m. local time on Sunday, Aug. 9. Preliminary information from Moldovan police indicates the blast was caused by fragments of a combat drone. No casualties were reported, and a specialized e

Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, there have been various cases of Ukrainian drones straying into NATO airspace.

An unidentified drone of a type used by Kyiv's army exploded near a pipeline bordering Bulgaria and Romania. The drone entered Bulgarian airspace from Romania before exploding 1,000 metres from the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline.

Drone-related incidents have become increasingly frequent across eastern European countries that are NATO members and supporters of Ukraine.

Unidentified drone explodes near gas pipeline at Bulgarian-Romanian border, Kyiv to launch inquiry  The Kyiv Independent

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 has entered Bulgarian airspace from Romania and exploded close to a gas pipeline

A drone likely from Ukraine explodes in Bulgaria near a gas pipeline  AP News

Ukraine on Saturday denied targeting Bulgaria after a drone exploded close to the strategic Trans-Balkan gas pipeline linking Turkey to Ukraine near the Romanian border.

Ukraine on Saturday denied targeting Bulgaria after a drone exploded close to the strategic Trans-Balkan gas pipeline linking Turkey to Ukraine near the Romanian border. Bulgaria’s defence ministry said the drone was of a type “widely used by the Ukrainian military”, and the foreign minister summoned the Ukrainian amba

The defence ministry in Sofia, Bulgaria’s capital, later said there were indications the drone was the kind used by Ukrainian armed forces and that the incident was likely accidental. Bulgaria and Romania are both members of NATO and the European Union.

A suspected Ukrainian decoy drone exploded near a key gas pipeline in Bulgaria.

The incident would be raised at a meeting of the North Atlantic Council early next week, Bulgaria's Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said the drone was not detected in either Bulgarian or Romanian airspace before the incident.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said a drone carrying a 'significant' amount of explosives exploded near the Romanian border, causing no casualties.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said a drone carrying a 'significant' amount of explosives exploded near the Romanian border, causing no casualties.

The amount of explosives the drone was carrying was “significant”, Rumen Radev said.

A drone that entered Bulgaria's airspace exploded near the Romanian border and the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline, the Bulgarian prime minister said.

Drone enters Bulgaria, explodes near pipeline at Romanian border  euractiv.com

Bulgaria’s PM says drone explodes near gas pipeline close to Romanian border  Toronto Star