Recovery · Bulgaria
Shabla · Russian-classified drone washed ashore and destroyed
· Shabla · Russian-classified drone washed ashore and destroyed
Officially identified aerial drone recovered and destroyed
Coastal discovery reported to authorities at 10:00 local. Varna naval team inspected and destroyed the drone on site.
Aerial drone classified by Bulgarian military specialists as Russian Gerber-2. Early mayor account of Shahed markings and explosives was superseded by military inspection: no inscriptions and no explosive charge. Fall date and link to any shipping attack remain unknown.
One recovery and disposal, distinct from the 28 August Shabla E082 discovery. No new flight, ship attack or unique-drone total inferred.
Attribution and uncertainty
- Origin / operator / attribution
- Russian classification is the Bulgarian inspection assessment; specific operator and mission unestablished.
- Investigation / uncertainty
- Early mayor account of Shahed markings and explosives was superseded by military inspection: no inscriptions and no explosive charge. Fall date and link to any shipping attack remain unknown.
Sources · 3
- Bulgarian Ministry of Defence Information Centre / ArmyMedia ↗Военнослужещи от ВМС унищожиха безпилотен летателен апарат, открит днес край Шабла6 November 2026
- Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) ↗Военнослужещи от ВМС унищожиха безпилотния летателен апарат, намерен край Шабла6 November 2026
- Radio Bulgaria / BNR ↗Drone marked ‘Shahed’ washes ashore on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast6 November 2026
Full record
Recovery plus controlled disposal, not an attack explosion or confirmed Bulgarian aerial incursion.
Approximate coast location, not a flight track.
Map positions are approximate anchors for the named place, not verified incident coordinates.
- Reported date
- 6 November 2026 (discovery and disposal)
- Record type
- coastal_aerial_drone_recovery
- Date basis
- Official release dates discovery and destruction to 6 November; original flight/fall date unknown.
- Location / jurisdiction
- Beach north of Cape Shabla lighthouse.
- Event categories
- Coastal recovery; controlled disposal
- What was reported
- Coastal discovery reported to authorities at 10:00 local.
- Aircraft / vessel / quantity
- Aerial drone classified by Bulgarian military specialists as Russian Gerber-2.
- Origin / operator / attribution
- Russian classification is the Bulgarian inspection assessment; specific operator and mission unestablished.
- Damage / casualties / disruption
- Discovery; no casualties or damage reported.
- Response / outcome
- Varna naval team inspected and destroyed the drone on site.
- Investigation / uncertainty
- Early mayor account of Shahed markings and explosives was superseded by military inspection: no inscriptions and no explosive charge. Fall date and link to any shipping attack remain unknown.
- Route / entry mechanism
- Probably fell into the sea and washed ashore; entry route unknown.
- Explosive payload
- Military inspection found no explosive charge.
- Counting / links
- One recovery and disposal, distinct from the 28 August Shabla E082 discovery. No new flight, ship attack or unique-drone total inferred.
- Research provenance
- Official MoD Information Centre release and BNR follow-up reviewed 7 November.
Record N138 · reviewed 7 November 2026. Record fields keep the register’s original wording.