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Recovery · Bulgaria

Starter motor found off Tyulenovo, Bulgaria; drone link not established

· Off Tyulenovo · unidentified object

Related unidentified object — NOT a confirmed drone

On 14 August 2026 the Bulgarian Navy examined an object drifting about 50 metres offshore at Tyulenovo, in Bulgaria’s Dobrich district, and took it to a naval base.

The object was identified only as a starter motor. It has not been established that it came from a drone, so it is not a confirmed drone find, and its origin is unknown. Associations with Russian or Ukrainian drones made for the wider group of finds do not identify this object. When and how it ended up in the sea is also unknown.

No casualties were reported.

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Image from the The Sofia Globe / Bulgarian Navy report: Tyulenovo, Primorsko and Lozenets recoveries, 14 August 2026
Image · The Sofia Globe / Bulgarian Navy · Open report ↗

Attribution and uncertainty

Origin / operator / attribution
Individual origin unresolved; cohort-level Russian/Ukrainian associations do not identify this object.
Investigation / uncertainty
Identified as a starter motor only; foreign-drone status unproven.

Sources · 1

  1. The Sofia Globe / Bulgarian Navy ↗Tyulenovo, Primorsko and Lozenets recoveries, 14 August 2026

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Recovery

Map positions are approximate anchors for the named place, not verified incident coordinates.

Reported date
2026-08-14
Date basis
Discovery/response date unless described as report date; EEST
Location / jurisdiction
Tyulenovo, Dobrich district; about 50 m offshore
Event categories
Coastal/sea discovery; identification; recovery or disposal
What was reported
Navy examined drifting object.
Aircraft / vessel / quantity
Starter motor; drone connection not established
Origin / operator / attribution
Individual origin unresolved; cohort-level Russian/Ukrainian associations do not identify this object.
Damage / casualties / disruption
No casualties reported in cited account
Response / outcome
Taken to naval base.
Investigation / uncertainty
Identified as a starter motor only; foreign-drone status unproven.
Route / entry mechanism
Found at sea/on shore; original flight route and crash date unknown
Explosive payload
Not specified
Counting / links
Separate recovery site; an additional unique airframe is not established.
Research provenance
Added during export source checks; absent from the visible chronological report

Record E065. Record fields keep the register’s original wording.