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Ukraine Denies Targeting Bulgaria, After Drone Exploded Near a Gas Pipeline
Officials said the drone carried a significant amount of explosives and landed about 1 km from the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline.
- On Saturday, a drone exploded in a sunflower field near the Bulgaria-Romania border, about 1 km from the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline, prompting Bulgarian officials to summon the Ukrainian ambassador on Monday.
- Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev reported the drone carried a "significant" amount of explosives, while Defence Ministry officials noted it resembled equipment "widely used by the Ukrainian military."
- NATO has warned that Russia could launch a "limited assault" on a member country in the near future, following drone sightings in Germany and Poland over the past week.
- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Georgiy Tykhyi stated the Ukrainian Armed Forces did not intentionally direct assets toward Bulgaria, instead blaming Russia for the incident.
- Fighting between Ukraine and Russia has disrupted Black Sea shipping, with Turkey's foreign minister calling for a "moratorium" on attacks against two civilian vessels targeted in the strategic waterway.
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The Romanian Defense Minister, Radu Miruta, reported that Ukraine had confirmed that these drones did not belong to its armed forces.
·Paris, France
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The Defense Forces did not send drones to Bulgaria, the Ukrainian side is open to cooperation in the investigation - the Ambassador of Ukraine said that the Defense Forces did not send drones to Bulgaria. Ukraine is open to cooperation in the investigation Incident that occurred on August 8.
·Kyiv, Ukraine
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The head of Bulgarian diplomacy Velislava Petrova met on Monday, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sofia, with the Ukrainian ambassador to Bulgaria, Olesia Ilashciuk, after Saturday a drone entered Bulgaria's airspace, near the border with Romania.
·Bucharest, Romania
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Total News Sources25
Leaning Left4Leaning Right5Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution42% Right
Bias Distribution
- 42% of the sources lean Right
42% Right
L 33%
C 25%
R 42%
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