Armed Forces: Drone Crashed in Ukraine Close to Slovak Border

Bratislava, 1 April (TASR) - The Slovak Armed Forces were informed by allies about the movement of a drone on Ukrainian territory near Slovakia's border, with the Ukrainian town of Perechyn reporting a drone attack, Slovak Armed Forces spokesperson Stefan Zemanovic told TASR on Wednesday. "This information was also confirmed by our own surveillance assets," he said, adding that as the drone did not cross the designated line, no further military assets were activated. "After losing contact near the state border, we received confirmation that it crashed outside Slovak territory. Based on its flight characteristics, it was identified as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)," stated Zemanovic. On Wednesday, Russian drones attacked energy infrastructure in the Ivano-Frankivsk and Zakarpattia regions in western Ukraine. In Perechyn, which is located less than 10 kilometres from the Slovak border as the crow flies, the drone damaged an electrical substation. jrg