50-centimetre-deep crater found in Moldova after drone crash – photo
In Moldova, specialist employees from the police technical unit and explosives unit carried out a visual inspection of a drone that crashed in the country.
Source: Moldovan police on Facebook, as reported by European Pravda
Details: The site of the crash and explosion was identified on the outskirts of the village of Talmaza in the Ștefan Vodă district, in an agricultural field planted with maize.
During the inspection, specialist employees discovered a crater approximately 2 m in diameter and around 50 cm deep. The blast wave affected an area of approximately 45×20 m.
Pieces of the drone were found at the affected site, including components of the flight control system and the propulsion system, which consisted of a turbojet engine.
In addition, specialist employees discovered numerous pieces of the aircraft's fuselage, as well as damaged electronic modules that are believed to be components of the control system.
The police said that early analysis indicated that the components found at the scene bore similarities to those used in missile-type unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with a turbojet propulsion system.
The police noted that it is currently impossible to definitively determine the type of aircraft due to a lack of information about its technical and tactical specifications and the absence of specific identification markings.
Specialised personnel will conduct further expert analyses and specialised investigations to precisely determine the type of device, its technical characteristics and all the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Background:
- As reported, on the evening of 17 August, an unidentified object entered the airspace of the Republic of Moldova, after which an explosion was recorded.
- On the evening of 10 August, Moldova's airspace was once again violated by a Russian drone, believed to have been a jet-powered Shahed.
- Also, on Sunday 9 August, a new type of aircraft exploded in Moldova, a type that had not previously crashed on the country's territory.
- Moldovan President Maia Sandu believes that some drones enter the country's airspace accidentally, while others do so deliberately.
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