New fragments of unknown drone found in Moldova
Illustrative photo: new fragments of unknown drone found in Moldova (facebook.com Ministerul Apărării al Republicii Moldova)
Fragments of an unidentified drone were discovered near the village of Podgoreni in Moldova's Orhei district. The press service of Moldova's police reports that they have already initiated an investigation into the incident.
According to law enforcement authorities, the drone debris was found on Tuesday, December 3. The police have restricted access to the area and are conducting a thorough investigation.
"Orhei police received a report about a drone discovered outside the village of Podgoreni. The information was promptly relayed to the relevant authorities, and citizen access to the crash site was restricted," the police statement clarified.
Specialized units are currently present at the site. Experts from the Technical-Explosive Department of the Center for Technical-Forensic and Judicial Expertise under the General Inspectorate of Police will carry out a detailed investigation of the aircraft.
Unknown drones in Moldova
As previously reported, on November 10, two drones were discovered in Moldova that had flown in during another Russian attack. The Moldovan Foreign Ministry strongly condemned Russia's actions. The Ukrainian Air Force noted that some of the drones went off course, ending up in Belarus and Moldova.
A passerby also discovered a drone near one of the shopping centers in the capital of Moldova, Chisinau.
However, as Moldovan Defense Minister Anatolie Nosatii stated, his country's existing radars are unable to identify drones due to their small reflective surface.
