Ten Russian drones strayed into neighbouring countries during record 145-drone attack on Ukraine on Sunday.
A second Russian drone was discovered in Moldova* on Sunday, the country’s police reported. The unmanned aircraft was found near Borosenii Noi village in Rîșcani district, with explosive ordnance teams deployed to the cordoned site.
The discovery follows an earlier crash in Fîrlădeni, Căușeni district.
“Initial examinations have identified it as a support aircraft for Russian-origin ‘Shahed’ drones, without any explosives attached. It is believed to have been part of last night’s wave of drone attacks against Ukraine,” police said.
Moldovan Foreign Minister Mihai Popșoi condemned the airspace violation.
“Two Russian decoy drones—used to mislead Ukrainian air defenses—crashed in Moldova today, endangering Moldovan lives and violating our airspace,” he wrote on X.
The incidents occurred amid Russia’s largest drone assault on Ukraine, involving 145 drones. According to Ukraine’s Air Force, 62 were intercepted, 67 lost to tracking systems, and 10 strayed into neighboring Moldova, Belarus, and Russia.
Photo: Russian drone found in Moldova on 10 November 2024 – newsmaker.md
Source: Euromaidan
*Moldova is a neutral country. Article 11 of the Constitution of Moldova states: “The Republic of Moldova proclaims its permanent neutrality. The Republic of Moldova does not allow the deployment of armed forces of other states on its territory.”