Bulgaria summons Ukrainian ambassador after drone blast near gas pipeline

meduza.io (Russian)

Bulgaria summoned Ukrainian Ambassador Olesia Ilashchuk on Monday over a Ukrainian drone that exploded near a gas pipeline on August 8, straining bilateral ties. The drone crashed in a field near the Trans-Balkan pipeline's compressor station after entering from Romania. Bulgaria's Defense Ministry said fragments suggest it was a "Maya" decoy drone widely used by Ukraine's armed forces but found no evidence of intent. Kyiv denies directing any assets toward Bulgaria, blaming Russia's war, now in its fifth year, for such incidents. Similar drone incursions have hit Baltic states and Finland, prompting Latvia's government to resign.


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