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The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry summoned the Ukrainian ambassador over a drone explosion near a gas pipeline

UA NEWS 09 August 2026 09:11
The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry summoned the Ukrainian ambassador over a drone explosion near a gas pipeline

The Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Ukrainian Ambassador Olesia Ilashchuk over the incident involving the explosion of a drone near the compressor station of the Trans-Balkan Gas Pipeline.

According to Bulgarian Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova, the meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, August 10, after the Ukrainian diplomat returns to the country.

Source: BTN.

On the morning of August 8 in Bulgaria, a drone that had entered the country’s airspace from the north exploded near the border with Romania. According to Deutsche Welle, the incident occurred in a sunflower field 100 meters from the border.

The Bulgarian Ministry of Defense stated that the drone, which exploded near a compressor station of the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline, was likely of Ukrainian manufacture.

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