ATHENS: Greece’s army on Friday (Could 8) examined a sea drone discovered by fishermen off the Ionian island of Lefkada, the coastguard mentioned, with media suggesting it’s Ukraine-made.
“After being alerted by the fisherman, a coast guard patrol vessel recovered this drone earlier than handing it over to the defence ministry,” a coastguard supply instructed AFP.
In response to a former vice admiral who spoke to state TV ERT, the black drone is just like ones utilized by Ukraine.
“It has all of the options that represent a army drone for army use,” Stelios Fenekos, a retired vice admiral, instructed ERT.
Fenekos mentioned the drone had “design similarities” with Ukraine’s Magura-class unmanned floor automobiles.
A Greek defence ministry supply mentioned the army was investigating.
Greek outlet newsit mentioned the fishermen discovered the drone early Thursday southwest of Lefkada with its engine nonetheless working, and towed it to the closest port.
The Magura drone has been used in opposition to Russian ships within the Crimea.
In December, Kiyv mentioned it had hit a Russian “shadow fleet” tanker with aerial drones within the Mediterranean, its first strike within the impartial sea within the practically four-year battle.
A Safety Service of Ukraine (SBU) supply mentioned the strike was a “new, unprecedented particular operation” — Kyiv’s first within the Mediterranean, carried out round 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles) from the nation’s borders.
It claimed the tanker, the QENDIL, had “sustained crucial injury”.
