UAV event in Samsun area, Turkey on Sat 16th May 2026

16th May 2026

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Ukrainian "Maya" decoy drone crashed in the Turkish coastal city of Samsun, damaging rooftops and windows.

It likely lost course during a strike on Crimea or Russia's Krasnodar region — either from a malfunction or Russian electronic jamming.

This isn't the first time Türkiye has ended up with stray drones on its shores.

Russian reconnaissance drones have previously washed up or crashed there too.

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