Rumen Radev: No answers regarding the drone that crashed near Kardam

14.08.2026 | Defense

President Rumen Radev criticized the lack of information from institutions regarding the incident with the drone that crashed near Kardam. See the details of the case.

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The fallen drone near Kardam: Radev seeks answers

Prime Minister Rumen Radev expressed serious concern regarding the lack of information on the case of the drone that crashed near our border by Kardam. According to him, the Ministry of Defense and the Foreign Ministry have yet to provide the necessary clarifications.

It would have been appropriate to have received answers by now, and this raises a number of questions, Radev stated.

Context of the incident

The statement was made during a ceremony in Pleven, where the Prime Minister attended the graduation of cadets from the Georgi Benkovski Air Force Academy.