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Drone from Ukraine war zone crashes in Croatia

By Victor I. Nava
Published March 11, 2022 11:31am ET
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Drone from Ukraine war zone crashes in Croatia
FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2010 file photo an unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies over Kandahar Air Field, southern Afghanistan, on a moon-lit night. Drones are often called the weapon of choice of the Obama administration, which quadrupled drone strikes against al-Qaida targets in Pakistan's lawless tribal areas, up from less than 50 under the Bush administration to more than 220 in the past three years. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File) | Kirsty Wigglesworth

Authorities in Croatia are investigating how a drone from the Ukrainian war zone flew at least 350 miles undetected through the airspace of multiple countries before crashing into a residential area of Zagreb late Thursday night.

The aircraft entered Croatian airspace from Hungary at a speed of 430 mph and an altitude of 4,300 feet before crashing into Croatia’s capital city, the National Security Council of Croatia said in a statement Friday. The drone exploded on impact, leaving a large crater and damaging parked cars, but no one was injured, Croatian authorities say.

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Croatia Drones Russia Russia-Ukraine War Ukraine