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In Moldova, police said that the device that exploded on the country's territory in August 9 is the first of its kind; it is described as a 'drone-rocket'.
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In Moldova police 10 in August stated that the drone that exploded near the village of Krokməz (Krokməz) in the Ștefan-Vodskyi district 9 in August is the first device of this type to have fallen on the country.
According to the investigation, it crashed into a tree at a height of 2,5 meters in a forest strip outside the village and exploded, causing a fire. The debris, scattering over a large area, damaged buildings.
Police noted that the recovered debris, by characteristics, resemble components of a guided rocket, and the device resembles a 'drone-rocket'.
'So far, there have been no cases in Moldova of identifying a device of this type,' the statement said.
Note that Ukrainian Air Force alerts about air threats indicate that this weekend, including Sunday 9 August, Russia carried out a massive attack on Odesa region, including ammunition described as 'Bandera' which is described as a hybrid of a UAV and a rocket.
Previously, Russian devices of the 'Shahed' type had fallen on Moldovan territory multiple times. One of them was displayed in front of the Foreign Ministry during a summons of the Russian ambassador on this matter.
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