Zagreb drone crash siteBELGRADE, Mar 13A Soviet-made UAV that crashed in the Croatian capital was carrying a 120-kilogram air bomb that exploded after falling in a crater from a drone hitting the ground, Croatian national television HRT reported, citing a source in the country's defense ministry. The aircraft crashed on Friday night in a green zone in one from the districts of the capital of Croatia, an explosion was heard, a funnel remained in place. The police found two parachutes nearby. Presumably, this could be a Soviet-made Tu-141 Strizh UAV that arrived from Ukraine. On Sunday, the wreckage of the drone was removed from the crater. Earlier it was reported about the extraction of the «black box» of the drone, the records of which are to be deciphered. Croatian Defense Minister Mario Banojic said in the afternoon that fragments of the UAV that fell in Zagreb bear traces of an explosive and the presence of a Soviet-made air bomb, he added that the incident was being investigated with partners on NATO.» From a high-ranking source in the DoD, HRT learned that the aerial bomb found in the wreckage of the drone was 120 kilograms. concrete or asphalt, the consequences would be catastrophic,» Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said at the scene on Saturday that the fall of the UAV in Zagreb was a clear threat to all NATO member countries. The head of the Croatian government recalled that on Friday he officially addressed the leaders of the EU countries, the heads of the EU Council Charles Michel, the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, EU diplomacy Josep Borrell and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with a call to strengthen cooperation to increase preparedness for such incidents. By coincidence At about 21.00 (23.00 Moscow time) on Friday, the Prime Minister of Croatia announced the need to modernize the country's air defense and acquire short-range air defense systems in 2023-2025. Previously, Zagreb purchased a squadron of 12 Rafale aircraft from France for 1.2 billion euros including taxes. Croatia UAV not Russian
