Bulgaria says crashed drone was likely Ukrainian decoy

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A drone crashed Saturday in a Bulgarian field near the trans-Balkan pipeline, with no injuries. Bulgaria’s defense ministry said debris indicated a decoy drone widely used by Ukrainian forces. The ministry identified it as likely a Maya decoy drone, not designed to carry explosives, and said nothing suggests a deliberate incident. Ukraine denied launching it intentionally and promised to clarify the circumstances. The crash near the Romanian border came amid rising drone incursions. The crash site lies 50 km from the Black Sea, where Russia and Ukraine have traded strikes on cargo ships. Bulgaria, a NATO member, called this its first such drone incident.


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