Türkiye · Monday, 17 August 2026
The fuselage of a Russian Gerbera drone washed ashore in Sakarya
An object that washed ashore on Başoğlu beach in Kaynarca, in Sakarya province, turned out to be the fuselage of a Russian-made Gerbera type unmanned aircraft, carrying no explosive. The gendarmerie and the coast guard called in the navy's underwater disposal team, known as SAS after the emergency line took a report. The find is the latest in a long series of drones recovered along Türkiye's Black Sea coast since the war in Ukraine began, in provinces including Ordu, Zonguldak, Bartın, Samsun and Istanbul.