Six Russian drones entered Moldovan airspace, one crashed on house's roof

Moldova's military surveillance systems detected six drones in the country's airspace during the large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine on the night of 24-25 November.

Source: Ministry of Defence of Moldova, as reported by European Pravda

Details: One drone was detected in the area of Vynohradivka-Vulcănești, after which it moved towards the state border with Romania. It crossed the airspace at an altitude of approximately 1,500 metres.

Later, surveillance systems spotted five more drones crossing the airspace near Dondoșeni, Orhei, Bender, Vadul lui Vodă and Florești. One of them crashed onto the roof of a house in the village of Nižni Kukurești.

The Ministry of Defence urged citizens "to report any foreign objects they notice and not to touch any items that have fallen to the ground, but to inform the authorities".

Background:

• Earlier, Ukraine's Air Force reported that during a large-scale combined Russian attack on 25 November, one Russian UAV may have entered Romanian territory.
• In the morning, Romania and Moldova confirmed violations of their airspace.
• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that four Shahed-type UAVs violated the airspace of Moldova and Romania.

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