Russian & Ukrainian Drones Over NATO Territory 

VIDEO CORRECTION: When I say the Croatian PM said there was a danger the drone could have struck a Croatian nuclear power station I misspoke when quoting the original Croatian-language article. He said the drone could have struck a Hungarian nuclear power station, causing a serious incident. Here's the original article: www.index.hr/clanak.aspx?id=2346716

That thing landed near my brother's student dorm. It crashed less than 50 meters away from it and could have ended in a total disaster. It is surreal to see this on the Mark Felton channel because politicians basically never revealed anything specific about the drone or where it came from.

As someone who observed this event first hand, I find it so weird that its on Felton's channel, a super rare achievement unlocked.

Being from Croatia, I was surprised how the mainstream media barely reported anything about that drone

Thanks Mark. Enjoying your coverage of these more contemporary events, especially as they don't seem so widely reported by other channels. Appreciate your short and to the (factual) point style. Engaging as always :)

Wow - this incident was hardly reported at all in the US. Thanks for catching us up. Very shocking and unsettling that NATO failed to respond

Its weird to find several of my favorite YT channels covering military history and hardware providing in depth background on current events. Exemplary work.

I Love how Dr. Felton gives The measurements of speed ,distance and height. In two different standards so those of us that use and are used to say ….Mph & ft. can fully understand. Simple small things like that definitely helps big time. It shows that he knows his audience live in many different countries and use different metrics for measurements.

I lived in that dorm 2 years ago, some 20 meters from where the drone crashed , even my window was overlooking the Sava river. It was pure luck that noone got killed, since students are usually walking at night at that very spot, returning from a night out. I was surprised to see a video about this topic!

Mark Felton. Analysis without politics. My reliable and trustworthy internet source. Thanks

I've seen a number of US gov't videos about industrial accidents. Frequently, accidents happen because someone disabled an alarm system because it kept going off or because previous false alarms caused people to ignore the real thing. You'd think that, with a war going on next door, you'd pay attention to anything flying into your air space, but I guess not.

it so weird hearing the intro music over a modern conflict, i guess we are living history tho.

I love how you're posting a lot of videos regarding current events, it's really interesting!

Remember that in 1987, at the height of the Cold War, a German student pilot flew a Cessna from Finland into Russia and landed in Red Square. If he got through arguably the densest air defense region in the world, (at the time), none of this surprises me.

Mark Felton delivering news not covered on our govt controlled media.. thanks Mark! Love from Canada

Hi Mark! Im Croatian, and also a fellow history and military enthusiast. I just wanted to say, that It takes 10 minutes to assemble the squadron of our MiG-21s, the drone was in our airspace for 7 minutes, so it wasn't possible for it to be intercepted. I am glad that the drone fell and didn't injure anyone, it could of went much worse. Im glad our government after this incident started to think about buying an air defence system like the Patriot or NASAMS, because we currently dont have any air defence systems and it is the biggest disadvantage of our military. But 12 French Rafale f3r fighters are on order.

Since most of the EU had no idea that anything had fallen on Zagreb, Mr. Felton surprised me every time. This drone is a relic ready for a museum, but it was used by the Ukrainian army for an exercise There are two possible variants of the event: provoking the Russian Air Force to reveal its radar positions but a malfunction in the outdated navigation system led it to my city Another possible scenario is the deliberate launch of a drone through the airspace of NATO members to show the Alliance Command that we are all vulnerable, if the 1970 drone can, then modern missiles can do much more. Our Prime Minister together with the Minister of Defense put forward the thesis that an FAB-120 air bomb was placed in the drone and they placed it in the media without evidence or findings of experts who only confirmed that there were traces of explosives on the drone but from retro parachute launchers and a small charge in a system that would destroy equipment in a drone so that the enemy would not find out what his reconnaissance mission was This was confirmed by the retired pilot of the Croatian Air Force, Brigadier Ivan Selak, that all Russian planes have similar charges aimed at destroying communication devices. I don't know why our government is sticking to the air bomb story because the people don't feel safe that bombs are falling on the capital again after 27 years since the war for independence. Or is it a story for NATO to create some kind of hysteria to increase control over our country because we currently do not have the ability to control the sky at night It seems that we Croats will not find out the truth so quickly

Thanks for a bit of normality, and not changing your channel due to current circumstances mark, absolutely fantastic coverage.

I like the hungarian approach of ignoring a flying bomb passing through their county for 40 mins and not even bothering to warn the neighbour it was flying towards them. Very chill of them

Dr. Felton is quickly becoming an actual news service. Definitely learning more from you than CNN.

Top notch investigative reporting. You are really skilled at what you do. It is very eerie to see the videos about this century.

Dr Felton does the most factual reporting without being weighed down with political baggage. As a child he must have practiced skipping stones over a swamp. We all clearly understand the implications from this, just the same. Thank you.

Dr Felton, you never fail to amaze us with your videos, even with this current conflict, we are still often learning something new and interesting!

I had no idea that they had such technology so early on… I’m amazed! Thank you Mark Felton for all you fantastic videos!

to be fair to Romania, you mentioned that it was in Hungarian airspace for 40 minutes, by the look's of it from it's path on the map, how long was it in Romanian airspace , 5 minutes if that. They had no chance of intercepting it before it entered Hungarian Airspace. This drone probably even has the Y2K bug :), I'm shocked the thing not only didn't blow up on launch, but actually worked to a degree.

it's pretty sick that NATO air defenses didn't intercept it, especially since its 50 year old technology.

These incidents were over a month ago and I'm just now hearing about them? And from a historian, not a journalist? Take a bow, mainstream media; you never fail at failing to do your jobs.

Being from Zagreb, I'm still not quite convinced there was an actual bomb on that drone, as the start of the investigation was very poorly organized (many Croatian former and current military officials said that alternatively it was just a small charge to destroy the camera and film). Regardless, this absolutely should not have happened and shows some major problems in the NATO chain of command and defence systems.

This was not accidental crash, it has to be programmed to hit in Zagreb. Tu-141 is programmed a bit complicated for the flight, most of the guidance parameters are analog inputs so that "error" would not lead to such a stable flight path, further from radar monitoring there are flight path corrections of wind-induced deviations are visible and also very obvious course corrections, ie the drone had very specific targets because the correction parameters were narrowly set to save fuel if larger deviations from the direct nearest path to the target were allowed. Furthermore, the urbanized area of ​​Croatia is so small that the probability that an aircraft consumes fuel after a flight of more than 1000 km and "falls" right on Zagreb is approximately 1: 235808000

We heard none of this in the US. It's sad when historians are doing a better job than journalist. Thank you.

sorry people of Croatia (and Ukraine) many of us in Hungary also embarrassed what our stupid government has been doing lately in this war 😰

Mark is reporting on news that our MSM are too afraid to talk about. Thank you, sir!

Great video Mark, I wish that modern TV had a channel with videos of this quality 24/7

Excellent analysis, appreciated by all. Thanks for taking the time to keep us informed.

One of THE BEST channels on RU-vid!

I’m back in the building. Thanks to Dr Mark Felton for this valuable information .

Great video Sir. These Ukraine war videos are almost real time breakdowns of events. Well done.

After 7 minutes of flying from the Hungarian border, the Ukrainian drone Tu-141 ran out of fuel and, according to the program, dropped a parachute, which probably fell off due to age and did not do its job, and the drone crashed into the ground creating a 3m crater. The drone itself probably carried an intelligence package instead of a combat one, and the parts and traces of explosives found were minimal and probably served for self-destruction. If indeed the drone was equipped with a warhead, the warhead did not activate, because otherwise a warhead of 100-120 kg of explosives would do drastically more damage and a crater of much larger diameter.

Fascinating, actual news. Thanks Mark

Nothing short of an embarrassment on NATO's part. Glad nobody was hurt

I'm really enjoying the neutral history surrounding a current major conflict!

I think it's fair to say that while Viktor Orbán remains in office, Hungary cannot be relied upon to fulfil its NATO obligations in peace or war.

The TU-141 incident was an incredibly close call, its amazing no one was injured.

Watched the video again. Remembered some of my ancestors lived in Croatia. A crazy situation. Glad no one was hurt. I am seriously concerned about NATO security. And also, seriously concerned about the lack of discipline among the youth generally; I wonder if any military is ready for war!

I'm from Croatia and you covered the topic so proffessional and in interesting way and a lot better than our media.

Wow that's a huge drone.

Again and again an extraordinary well documented and instructive documentary. Thank you Sir

Reminds me of Mathias Rust who flew his light aircraft from Helsinki, Finland to near Red Square in Moscow on 28 May 1987. Of course an armed drone is a lot more serious but not following ADIZ procedures goes back a long ways.

“War is a racket.” -General Smedley Butler, 1935.

Dr Felton. Thank you for your commentary. I’ve enjoyed your history lessons. I also find it refreshing to get some actual unbiased narratives on what is actually happening in Ukraine. We are not getting very good reporting of events in Eastern Europe here in the US and much on RU-vid is rehashed old news as no one seem to want to date stamp when the events have occurred.

Thank you Mark, as a trusted internet source, we rely on you. This is scary stuff, and nudging those in the know to very serious consequences.

About the same response was given about Japanese planes off Hawaii on December 7th, 1941. The higher ups thought it was a flock of birds. The operators and chain of command should be disciplined, reprimanded and retrained. A glitch that lasts 40 minutes is a serious problem that needs to repaired. Especially since this radar system is the front line defense of Europe.

No truth in the rumour that Romanian officials, seeing the drone heading for Hungary, cracked open some fizz and forgot to tell their neighbours.

Mark, your channel has suddenly turned into a news channel, no complaints!

Hungarian radar operator: I have an unidentified aircraft entering our airspace. Colleague: About soup time innit? HRO: Let's eat.

Hello from Detroit Michigan USA Great video Brother thank you for what you do

Dr. Felton working around the clock 👌 quality content, as always.

1:02 Bomb detonated on impact wasn't a real bomb (croatian politicians have no clue) it is security feature which is ment to destroy all data on the drone if the drone fail the task. It was explained by the retired Croatian fighter pilot who flew on MIG 21 which have the same security feature activated as soon as pilot eject from the plane. The drone was from Ukraine plane simple because the range of the drone is too short to be from russia

Congrats Dr Felton!!! You walked the tightrope of objectivity!!!!!

Fabulous reporting from a trusted source - Ty Dr Mark!

In Slovenia , there was a huge media scare , over the fact that a Slovenian nuclear power plant is 40 km away from zagreb

excellent reporting Mark. thanks.

Personally satisfied to hear the full version of the acronym "UFO" used correctly. Doesn't automatically mean "alien spacecraft", just an unknown object up in the sky (most tend to use the term "UAP" or Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, these days precisely because the term UFO is so loaded). Since you've already covered Die Glocke and the rumors of Nazi flying discs, just for giggles it'd be interesting to see something about the "Foo Fighters" and "Ghost Rockets" commonly reported during WW2 might've been.

Mark Felton videos are fascinating but usually one feels rather safe and secure in viewing them in knowing that they are about events remote in time by 3/4 of a century. This video strikes a nerve, though, because it's in the here and now.

Really appreciate that Mark is putting this information out. His expertise in this field is extremely helpful. I hope he may cover some of the goings on around Mariupol and other port cities.

This was a very interesting video Dr Felton Thank you ! ✌️

Those Orlan 10 drones are "state of the art", their wings are held on by gaffer tape.

I really enjoy all the content on this channel. Thank you Mr Felton for using your expertise and knowledge to bring us these videos of the war in Ukraine.

mark is about to have a whole lot more content to video about in the years to come.

What a delight to come across Mark Felton Productions' reportage: precise, concise, measured and professional. HOORAH! and Thank You!

When I saw the parachute I was like: Wait so there was a person in it ?

When i said the Russians would start a war in Europe my folks said i was being childish. But when in Ukraine happend over a month ago they were at a loss for words and stayed up all night for 3 days without sleep.

Imagine if Mr. Felton made up 100% of his videos. Just complete on the spot freestyle improvisation. That would be so epic.

I really wish we lived in a world where Mark Felton videos were never about current events.

Thank you. I have not seen this news here in the states. Have relatives from Yugoslavia, Hungary and Romania. Thanks again.

By design..you will own nothing and be happy..

I am very thankful for your detailed analysis of the incident. Be aware that, for example in Poland, we had not been provided all the details revealed after the occurence. All we had been informed of, was the fact of the crash. Then, there were no subsequent information. Propaganda, however it aims opposite aims uses the same tools for both sides of the conflict.

Mark i would love if you could show some interest on Finnmark in 44-45 where the German 20th army fought. My great grandfather fought for the 36th corps in the area. I think this aspect is overlooked.

Nice having a war historian discuss current events. Thanks for the adjustment to your channel

Dr Felton, I'm loving the current events stuff, but where is the CARINHALL video???

Since 1995, Tupolev began promoting the further refined "Tu-300 Korshun", which resembles its predecessors but is fitted with a nose antenna dome and nose fairings for modern sensors and electronic systems. It also features a centerline pylon for a sensor pod or munitions. Financial issues forced a halt to development at the end of the 1990s, but work was resumed in 2007

You can always tell a Russian drone: it's on the ground and the operator has either run away or is trying to sell it.

I really love you youtube movies and will check out your “war stories” soon! Keep on doing what you and your team are doing! It’s really of high quality!! 👍😀 I live in the northern part of the Netherlands, if you would require any local support, I’d be happy to help!

Thanks Mark, I never hear of this via our 'Media' Keep up the good work.

P.s once again thank you Dr. Felton for a prompt and balanced video.

Of all the places it could have landed in, it ended up in a capital city. Interesting "accident".

How did I miss this story? Great work!

Could someone comment on the range of command and control for this aircraft please? Can it be pre programmed to a destination? Great video, thank you.

Drones was a thing in '70's? Huh, you learn something new thanks to Mr. Felton...

Judging by how little coverage this incident had, doubt it was a Russian drone.

I saw a video which talked about Russian drones. Apparently though the body of the drone was Russian made all the internal components, controls sensors et cetera, where just parts taken from elsewhere and used to operate the drone. This included parts taken from two different brands of phone. So if these drones are suffering from malfunctions it may well be because of how they are made.

would you ever do videos on the older british empire? would love to see some history from the victorian era that isnt just talking about how bad the empire was (I know it did bad things)

Given the very limited range or Orlan 10 (combat range 140 km and ferry range 600 km according to Wikipedia) I don't think the one that fell in Hungary could have been fired by Russian forces. They were simply not close enough for that. Even the nearest theoretically possible location (Transnistria in Moldova) is around 800 km away. It might have been a captured unit operated by Ukrainian army who couldn't control it properly (or maybe wanted to stage a false flag event).

Some people are just made to do something, you are very talented Mark

Seems to me like they're testing the waters probing defences judging reaction times or non reaction times worrying times we living... love the content great work Mark

6:00 The thing about the boy who cried wolf is, in the end there really was a wolf. Only this time it was a computer, not a boy trying to get attention. I'm not sure the Croatian drone was an accident. With Russians controlling Ukrainian territory Russia could have access to Tu-141 drones. They could use one of those to strike a NATO target, preferably a non military target, something like a school, in the hope of turning NATO against Ukraine. I can't really see how this war could have gone much worse for Russia. Everyone sees right through Putin's lies about Nazis in Ukraine, even though he continues to push this lie. Everyone has turned against Russia. Putin must be desperate to justify his attack on Ukraine. I can totally see him trying to pull off something like this hoping to blame Ukraine for the attack. I mean, he expected the world to believe a Jewish person was a Nazi. Surely he would expect the world to believe that Ukraine launched an attack against NATO for no reason. It's just pure luck no one was hurt.

Another great production, having family in Hungary, it's surprised me how many people there are pro Russian and how often they've had recent incursions into their airspace and the government has chosen to not react, it has barely made their media. Interesting times.

Dr. Felton, could you make a video about these Bayraktar TB2 UAVs? They seem to have become a legend amongst Ukrainians, there is even two different songs about it.

Mark, a question-did you recently change the recording you use of your theme song? Not the song itself, but the recorded version? What I’m hearing now sounds different, with certain instruments more prominent.

*Mr. Mark Felton is always playing a fantastic unknown very much content !!!!* Thank U Mr. Felton :o)