PM informs EU leaders of military drone crash in Zagreb

At the start of the final day of the European Union summit in Versailles on Friday, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković informed the participants about last night's fall of an unmanned aerial vehicle in Zagreb.

"The prime minister has informed the European Council in detail about the incident and all the leaders know about it," government's spokesman Marko Milić said.

An unmanned aerial vehicle crashed in the Jarun area of southwest Zagreb late on Thursday, and there were no injuries. 

Prime Minister Plenković said this morning that the drone was Russian-made but it is not known whether it was possessed by the Russian or Ukrainian army.

"An unmanned aerial vehicle of military design fell down yesterday, and according to available information, it was Russian made. We still do not known whether it was possessed by the Russian or the Ukrainian army," Plenković said in France.

He also held telephone conversations with Croatia's interior minister, defence minister, and other officials in Zagreb.

The drone arrived in Croatia from Hungary, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, with whom Plenković also discussed the incident, said it had flown into his country from Romania.

"Why it happened, was it due to an error or loss of control, we cannot say for sure at this moment, but we do know that the drone was flying over Croatia for several minutes before crashing down in Zagreb," Plenković said.

Fortunately, there were no casualties because the drone fell in an area where there are no houses or apartment buildings, the prime minister said.

"We have contacted Ukrainian authorities to see if they know how this drone flew as far as Zagreb. In any case, we will make maximum efforts to find out why it came and crashed in Zagreb," Plenković said.

Text: HINA

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