Five drones enter Moldovan airspace, leaving wreckage and damage – photos
On the morning of 3 October, Moldova's national airspace monitoring system detected several drones flying over the country.
Source: Newsmaker, citing Moldova's Defence Ministry and General Police Inspectorate, as reported by European Pravda
Details: The drones were spotted near the settlements of Anenii Noi, Ștefan Vodă, Hîncești, Tudora and Căușeni.
The National Army's Air Operations Service said that five drones crossed Moldova's airspace between 07:45 and 08:00.
The Defence Ministry noted that the incident occurred amid large-scale Russian attacks on Ukraine. According to monitoring data, explosions were heard near the settlements of Crocmaz, Ștefan Vodă, Delacău, Puheceni, Anenii Noi, Bozieni and Hîncești, as well as near Dubovca, Constantinovca and Căușeni.
Police and National Army teams were dispatched to investigate the incidents.
Police added that residents of the Căușeni, Ștefan Vodă, Anenii Noi and Hîncești districts had begun reporting sounds of explosions in the morning. Officers found smoking drone wreckage on the outskirts of Căușeni.
Drone wreckage was also found near Dubovca in Hîncești District and between the villages of Delacău and Puheceni.
In Crocmaz, a drone crashed in a vineyard, setting dry vegetation on fire and shattering windows in a nearby house.
Police said no one had been injured in the incidents. Law enforcement agencies are documenting all the cases and working to establish the circumstances.
Background:
- On the morning of 30 September, a drone flew through Moldovan airspace before crashing outside the village of Hîrbovăț in Anenii Noi District and exploding.
- According to the General Police Inspectorate, the drone exploded at an altitude of 40 metres after colliding with a communications line pole.
- Another drone flew over Moldova later that day, prompting the authorities to close the airspace over the northern and central parts of the country.
- Moldovan Defence Minister Anatolie Nosatîi said the drone was jet-powered.
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