A Soviet-era drone flying over Hungary from Ukraine crashed near the Croatian capital Zagreb, leaving a crater on the ground, the Croatian government announced today.
No deaths or injuries were reported.
An explosion was heard near Lake Jarun in Zagreb at around 11pm on Thursday, Croatian media reported. According to police, two parachutes were found and several vehicles were damaged.
The drone, flying at an altitude of 1,300 meters, came from Hungary and crashed seven minutes after entering Croatian airspace, the government said. Both Hungary and Croatia are NATO members.
Croatian President Zoran Milanovic said that according to initial information, the drone originally came from Ukraine and crashed after running out of fuel.
“We consider this to be an incident and it was not (military action) directed against Croatia,” Milanovic said.
Defense Minister Mario Banozic declined to give details.
“This was a very serious incident. We need to investigate it thoroughly,” Banozic told a news conference.
He said it was unclear whether the drone belonged to Russia or Ukraine. He also declined to say where the drone could have come from.
“The investigation will reveal more details,” he said.
Russia invaded Ukraine two weeks ago. Russian forces hitting the capital, Kyiv, are regrouping northwest of the city, satellite images have been shown, and Britain has said Moscow could now plan an attack within days.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szizzarto said Hungary was working closely with Croatia and other NATO allies on the drone incident.
“Our authorities are investigating what happened, as according to current data, the airspace of many NATO members, including Hungary, was affected by the drone flight.”
SOURCE: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ
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