Debris of presumably Shahed drone found in Moldova near border with Ukraine

17 March, 13:14

Drone debris. Photo: The Moldovan Border Police

Moldovan border guards have found debris of a drone, likely a Russian Shahed loitering munition, near the border with Ukraine.

Source: Moldovan news outlet Newsmaker, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Moldova's Border Police reported on 17 March that UAV wreckage had been found in the south of the country, in a field near the village of Tudora, about 500 metres from the state border with Ukraine. The village of Tudora is located near the Moldovan village of Palanca, through which the only overland route south of Odesa Oblast runs.

Before that, on the night of 16-17 March, Moldovan border guards noticed a violation of airspace by a UAV visually resembling a Shahed drone. It was flying at an altitude of about 150 metres and headed towards the village of Coplani. The distance from Coplani to Tudora is about 13 km.

Background:

In Romania, meanwhile, a search is under way for debris of a UAV that may have fallen near the village of Plauru opposite the Ukrainian city of Izmail.
On 14 March, a Russian Shahed drone violated Moldova's airspace in the Cimișlia district.
Moldova summoned the Russian ambassador over pollution of the Dniester resulting from strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, which created a serious threat to Moldova's water supply.

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