Lefkada drone discovery points to underwater sabotage plan

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The Russia-Ukraine war unexpectedly reached the Ionian Sea aft a military-style kamikaze oversea drone carrying explosives drifted ashore adjacent Lefkada connected Thursday.

The unmanned Magura V3 vessel, equipped with Starlink outer communications, contained three detonators and progressive explosives. 

Investigators are examining whether the drone was linked to suspected Ukrainian sabotage operations targeting Russian-linked lipid and state shipping successful the Mediterranean.

Similar attacks since aboriginal 2025 person shifted from magnetic mines to explosive-laden drones susceptible of carrying up to 300 kg of explosives. Authorities are besides examining whether a Russian convoy traveling betwixt Sicily and Malta days earlier was the intended target. 

A fisherman discovered the drone trapped wrong a cave with its engines moving and towed it to Lefkada’s larboard earlier weaponry disposal teams disabled it.