Overview
- Local residents discovered a damaged UAV in Kocaeli’s Izmit district, prompting police to cordon the area and transfer the device to a secure facility.
- Specialised teams are examining the drone’s data and components to determine whether it was downed, suffered a malfunction, or made an emergency landing.
- ILKHA reporting, cited by Ukrainska Pravda, described the UAV as a Russian-model Orlan-10, though Turkish authorities have not confirmed ownership.
- The discovery follows a December 15 incident in which Turkish F-16s shot down an unidentified drone that approached from the Black Sea, with wreckage reported to have fragmented.
- Turkey has cautioned both Russia and Ukraine to act carefully regarding Black Sea security as investigations into both incidents continue.