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Unidentified reconnaissance drone recovered between Tsarevo and Varvara, Bulgaria.
On 26 August 2026, a largely intact electric reconnaissance drone was discovered floating in Black Sea waters between Tsarevo and Varvara. Bulgarian police initially secured the area before naval specialists inspected the aircraft and determined that it presented no immediate explosion risk. The drone was recovered for further technical examination to establish its model and origin. Bulgarian authorities had not identified its operator or confirmed the circumstances that brought it into the waters off the Bulgarian coast.
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On 26 August 2026, a largely intact electric reconnaissance drone was discovered floating in Black Sea waters between Tsarevo and Varvara. Bulgarian police initially secured the area before naval specialists inspected the aircraft and determined that it presented no immediate explosion risk. The drone was recovered for further technical examination to establish its model and origin. Bulgarian authorities had not identified its operator or confirmed the circumstances that brought it into the waters off the Bulgarian coast.