一架乌克兰制造的Maya诱饵无人机于2026年8月11日上午8:10进入保加利亚领空，在东北部卡尔达姆村附近的向日葵田中爆炸[1][2]。这是俄乌全面战争以来保加利亚领土上首次发生无人机爆炸事件[1][2]。无人机坠毁地点距罗马尼亚边境检查站约100米，距跨巴尔干天然气管道压缩站仅约1公里[1][2]。
保加利亚国防部长迪米特·斯托亚诺夫承认该国防空系统未能阻止此次入侵[1]，表示"我们需要新的反无人机系统，需要快速购买"[1]。防长指出，保加利亚缺乏先进的无人机防御战略，并透露无人机GPS系统未受保护，可能遭到俄罗斯电子战攻击而偏离航线[2]。他还坦言"无人机战争从2023年就在我们身边进行，但没有采取具体措施"[2]。
为加强防御能力，保加利亚计划通过欧盟SAFE机制采购最多10套反无人机和电子战系统[1][2]。保加利亚总理鲁门·拉德夫的进步党在4月获得议会绝对多数席位[1]，而该国在过去三个月内已停止对乌克兰的国家军事援助[1]。
A Ukrainian-manufactured Maya decoy drone entered Bulgarian airspace and detonated near the village of Kardam in the country's northeast on August 11, 2026, at 8:10 a.m., marking the first drone explosion on Bulgarian territory since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine [1][2]. The incident occurred in a sunflower field approximately 100 meters from a Romanian border checkpoint and roughly 1 kilometer from the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline compression station [1][2].
Bulgarian Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov acknowledged that the country's air defense systems failed to prevent the intrusion, stating that "we need new anti-drone systems, we need to purchase them quickly" [1]. The minister revealed that the drone's GPS system lacked protection and may have been compromised through GPS spoofing, a suspected Russian electronic warfare tactic [2]. Stoyanov further acknowledged that drone warfare has been occurring in Bulgaria's vicinity since 2023 but concrete measures had not been taken until now [2]. In response, Bulgaria plans to procure up to ten anti-drone and electronic warfare systems through the European Union's SAFE mechanism [1][2].
The incident underscores Bulgaria's vulnerability to unmanned threats and its limited counter-drone capabilities. Bulgaria's government, led by Prime Minister Rumen Radev's Progress Party which secured an absolute parliamentary majority in April, has suspended state military aid to Ukraine over the past three months [1].