# Ukraine denies targeting Bulgaria after drone explodes near gas pipeline

https://mins.news/en/video/17351

- France 24 English, 2026-08-09 09:04 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1_45fRCCp8

> Ukraine says it did not target Bulgaria after a drone crashed near a gas pipeline on Saturday. Bulgarian authorities said the aircraft appeared to be a type used by Ukraine’s military. It came down in a field close to the Romanian border and not far from the Black Sea. Russian and Ukrainian forces have been engaged in an intensifying drone war in the area.

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