Dendias to discuss rogue sea drone with Ukrainian counterpart

Greece's Defense Minister Nikolaos Dendias speaks with the media arsenic helium arrives for a gathering of EU defence ministers astatine the European Council gathering successful Brussels, connected May 12, 2026. [Virginia Mayo/AP]

Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said helium will rise the contented of the unmanned surface vessel of Ukrainian technology recovered disconnected Lefkada past week with his Ukrainian counterpart astatine a gathering of the Foreign Affairs Council with defence ministers connected Tuesday.

Dendias said it is present definite that the Magura-type USV is Ukrainian.

“I will person the accidental to pass my colleagues, successful the beingness of the Ukrainian Minister of Defense, astir the accusation regarding the drone we detected successful Greece,” helium told journalists arsenic helium arrived for the meeting. “You understand that the beingness of this USV, the drone, affects state of navigation and besides affects the information of navigation. This is an highly superior issue.”

Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov will enactment via teleconference astatine the gathering which will absorption connected EU subject support to Ukraine.

EU defence ministers will besides sermon the situation successful the Middle East successful airy of the latest developments of the war successful Iran and its effects crossed the region, arsenic well arsenic implications for EU information and defence.

The oversea drone, carrying explosives and indications it had participated successful a strike mission, was transferred Saturday to facilities of the Underwater Demolition Command astatine Skaramagas. Government officials confirmed reports that the drone was intended to target a vessel from Russia’s “shadow fleet” oregon a vessel transporting Russian oil.