Drone Explodes In NATO Territory Meters From Critical Gas Pipeline

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

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.

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

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 close to Romania's border  AP News

Bulgaria says drone explodes in its airspace, no damage  Reuters

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

A drone entered Bulgarian airspace on Saturday and exploded close to an international gas pipeline shortly after crossing the border from Romania.

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.

Bulgaria’s foreign minister has summoned the Ukrainian ambassador for an Aug 10 meeting.

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

An unidentified drone carrying a substantial explosive payload entered Bulgarian airspace from Romania and detonated in a field near the Kardam border crossing on Saturday morning. Prime Minister Rumen Radev confirmed that the device evaded radar detection due to its low flight altitude. The explosion caused no casualt

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

A drone from an unidentified source entered Bulgarian airspace from Romania early on Saturday and crashed about 100 meters over the NATO member nations’ shared border in far northeast Bulgaria.

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

Bulgaria's prime minister said both Bulgarian and Romanian authorities had failed to pick up the drone as it made its way through their respective airspace.