{"id":368514,"date":"2026-08-09T01:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T00:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/an-unidentified-drone-exploded-near-a-major-trans-balkan-gas-pipeline-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T01:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T00:00:23","slug":"an-unidentified-drone-exploded-near-a-major-trans-balkan-gas-pipeline-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/an-unidentified-drone-exploded-near-a-major-trans-balkan-gas-pipeline-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"An unidentified drone exploded near a major trans-Balkan gas pipeline | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/QvtEU6HRbHg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"An unidentified drone exploded near a major trans-Balkan gas pipeline | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QvtEU6HRbHg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Bulgaria says a military drone entered its airspace and exploded near an international gas pipeline.<br \/>\nThe blast occured near the Kardam border crossing with Romania. The defense ministry said the drone was carrying explosives and was the type widely used by Ukraine&#8217;s military. #dwcurrentaffairs <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Drone explodes near Bulgaria-Romania border<br \/>\n01:16 Interview: Petar Cholakov on Bulgaria&#8217;s security concerns<br \/>\n02:25 Was this a serious airspace security breach?<br \/>\n04:33 Could the incident shape Bulgarian politics?<br \/>\n06:48 Interview: Laurentiu Plesca of the German Marshall Fund Romania<br \/>\n07:38 NATO air defenses and low-flying drone threats<br \/>\n08:46 Could Russia be responsible?<br \/>\n11:11 Romania&#8217;s support for Ukraine explained<br \/>\n12:50 Risk of the Ukraine war spilling into NATO territory <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bulgaria says a military drone entered its airspace and exploded near an international gas pipeline. 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