Russian drones enter Moldova again during attack on Ukraine
Photo: Drones flew into Moldova again during Russia's attack on Ukraine (Getty Images)
In Moldova, on the morning of September 19, several unidentified drones were detected in the Ștefan Vodă area, violating the country's airspace, according to the Moldovan Border Police.
Border guard patrols are conducting thorough searches in the area to determine all the circumstances of the incident that occurred overnight, as well as to locate any possible debris or fragments that may have fallen.
According to Moldovan border guards, a group of unidentified drones was spotted around midnight near the village of Căplani.
Two drones crossed into Moldovan airspace, heading toward the villages of Olănești–Cistovodnoe. At the same time, another drone was detected directly above the village of Căplani—it was flying from the direction of Crocmaz and then left the country's territory.
Also, at 5:19 a.m., the Ukrainian side informed Moldovan border guards that, approximately 1.5–2 km from the state border (near the Ukrainian village of Troitske), an unknown object had been observed crashing and subsequently catching fire.
Incidents in Moldovan airspace
On the night of September 18, a powerful, mysterious explosion was heard near the Moldovan village of Colonița, which borders Chisinau.
Residents heard a loud noise around 4 a.m., after which the police began searching the surrounding areas.
Moldova's Ministry of Defense was unable to detect a combat drone carrying explosives that crashed near Chisinau due to its high speed and low altitude.
This is not the first such incident in Moldova in recent times.
On September 12, Moldova was forced to temporarily close part of its airspace. At that time, the restrictions were imposed due to an unidentified drone that entered the country's territory from Ukraine.
Because of this incident, several flights had to be delayed at the Chisinau airport.
