Drone "made in Russia" crashes over Zagreb - now it comes out: explosive devices were on board
Created: 03/15/2022, 09:16
Police in Croatia's capital Zagreb are looking for debris from a crashed military plane.
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The crash of a "Russian-made" military unmanned aircraft caused a stir in Zagreb.
Even days later, questions remain unanswered.
Update from March 14, 1:28 p.m .:
The military drone that crashed over Croatian territory had an explosive device on board.
This is how the US news portal
abc-News
reports, citing Croatian Defense Minister Mario Banozic.
"This raises further questions as to whether it was a Russian or a Ukrainian plane," said Banozic.
"We found clues pointing to both countries."
It is still unclear why the plane flew over Romanian and Hungarian territory before crashing over Croatia.
According to initial media reports, it was observed by NATO but not reported to Croatia.
"We are currently waiting for an answer from the Hungarian and Romanian defense ministers," said Banozic.
Aircraft parts were recovered from the crater, including the flight recorder, which would be further investigated.
Ukraine conflict: Unmanned military plane crashes over park in Zagreb
First report from March 11, 12:02 p.m.:
Zagreb – An unmanned military aircraft crashed over a park in the Croatian capital Zagreb in the middle of the Ukraine conflict on Friday night.
This was confirmed by Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Friday on the sidelines of the EU summit in Versailles.
According to the police, no one was injured.
Parked cars were damaged.
Ukraine conflict: plane crashes over Zagreb - "not known whether from the Russian or Ukrainian army"
"According to the information available to us, it is a Russian-made aircraft," Plenkovic told Croatian journalists.
"We do not know whether it was in the possession of the Russian or Ukrainian army," he added.
The aircraft entered Croatian airspace via Romania and Hungary.
"We also contacted the Ukrainian side to see if they have any information on how the plane reached Zagreb," Plenkovic said.
According to media reports, the crashed aircraft left behind a crater three meters wide and one meter deep at the crash site in Zagreb's Jarun Park.
The portal
index.hr
quoted the former head of civil defense of the city of Zagreb, Pavle Kalinic, as saying that the object could have been a Soviet-type Tupolev M-141 long-range reconnaissance drone.
This aircraft has a range of 1000 kilometers.
(
dpa
)
