Ukraine denies targeting Bulgaria, as drone explodes near pipeline

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Ukraine denied targeting Bulgaria after a drone exploded near the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline near the Romanian border. Bulgaria's defense ministry said the drone resembled those used by the Ukrainian military, prompting diplomatic discussions between the two countries.

Ukraine on Saturday denied targeting Bulgaria after a drone exploded close to the strategic Trans-Balkan gas pipeline linking Turkey to Ukraine near the Romanian border. Bulgaria’s defence ministry said the drone was of a type “widely used by the Ukrainian military”, and the foreign minister summoned the Ukrainian ambassador for a meeting on Monday in response, her office said. Kyiv said it was “in close contact with the Bulgarian side to clarify the circumstances” of the incident, the latest...