The Greek Government is investigating the discovery, last Thursday, of a maritime drone loaded with explosives on the maritime coasts of the island of Lefkada, according to what the British newspaper reported this Monday. The Guardian. The , has indicated that the device, supposedly of Ukrainian origin, “most likely came from a foreign State”, without specifying further. The investigations, which include specialized military teams, have intensified after the drone detonation over the weekend. “We know what it is and, more or less, we know what it contains,” said Dendias.
According to the Greek newspaper Kathimerini, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis planned to inform his European counterparts of the incident at the summit he held this Monday with . The Greek newspaper has stated that the device, found by a local fisherman, was a vessel identified as a Ukrainian-made unmanned surface vehicle (USV) of the Magura V3 type. It was equipped with three detonators. The transfer of the ship to a nearby naval base occurred on Friday.
“Greece will take all necessary measures to ensure that the Mediterranean does not become a theater of military operations,” Gerapetritis said in closed-door statements, according to reports. Kathimerini.
The diary The Guardian reports, for its part, that the vessel reached the Greek coast after its operator lost control of the ship and it ended up deviating from its initial trajectory. Concern surrounding the incident escalated after approximately 100 kilos of explosives were discovered on board. Greek authorities have not confirmed whether they found weapons.
Military sources cited by the Greek press have stated that the serial number and integrated GPS are being examined for clues as to its origin. The main hypothesis of the specialists points to Ukraine. Your objective would be. Weakening the Kremlin’s export capacity ―and, therefore,― has become one of kyiv’s main objectives in recent months.
