Border / security incident
ActiveUAV incidentBulgaria
Drone marked ‘Shahed’ found near Shabla; explosive charge unconfirmed
On 6 November 2026, a member of the public found a drone on the beach in front of the Shabla anti-aircraft range. Shabla mayor Mariyan Zhechev said the aircraft bore the marking ‘Shahed’; claims that it had washed ashore and carried an explosive charge were unconfirmed. The military had been notified and bomb-disposal personnel were expected to deal with it.
Sources
Club Z · clubz.bg
Ирански ;Шахед; изплува при Шабла, използва ги РусияVerified mediaNova TV · nova.bg
Ирански военен дрон изплава от морето край Шабла (СНИМКА)Verified mediaDarik News · dariknews.bg
Много опасна находка край Шабла: Откриха дрон с надпис „Шахед“Verified mediaMaritime.bg · maritime.bg
Военнослужещи от ВМС унищожиха руски дрон край ШаблаOther24 Chasa · 24chasa.bg
Руски е дронът, намерен край Шабла. Вижте как го взривяватVerified mediaBurgasMedia · burgasmedia.com
Екип на ВМС унищожи руски дрон „Гербер - 2“ на плажа край ШаблаOther
Other incidents
- Border / security incident
Bulgarian MiG-29s scrambled to escort three passenger aircraft after bomb threats
- Border / security incident
Shooting in Kraków’s Main Market Square kills six
- Ship attack
Russia says it struck a cargo ship in the port of Odesa
A cargo ship; its name and flag were not given. Russia’s Defence Ministry said it was delivering dual-use cargo to Ukraine.
- Border / security incident
Air-raid alert and public warning issued in Tulcea County after Russian attacks on Ukrainian Danube ports
- Border / security incident
KLM aircraft bound for Tel Aviv checked at Bucharest Otopeni after bomb threat; threat not confirmed
Subscribe to the Flank.bg newsletter
The essentials on defence and security in Bulgaria, the region and the Black Sea, in your inbox once a week.
- The week's news in brief
- The weekly analysis and new OSINT pieces
- Incidents in the Black Sea
English