Another Russian Drone Crashed In Turkey

• 20.12.2025, 15:09

Second one in 24 hours.

This is the second Russian drone found in Turkey in 24 hours. The downed drone was found in a field near the town of Manyas, south of the Sea of Marmara, 140 kilometers from Istanbul. About it writes Clash Report.

They say it is a reconnaissance drone "Merlin-BP". It is launched from a catapult and lands by parachute.

The day before, a downed Russian Orlan-10 drone was found in the countryside of Kocaeli province, about 50 kilometers from Istanbul.

On December 15, Turkey's Defense Ministry said F-16 fighter jets shot down an unidentified UAV over the country's Black Sea coast.