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Moldova on August 10 recalled its ambassador to Moscow for consultations after a combat drone fell on the country’s territory. A day earlier, 9 August, near the village of Crcmaș (Krokmaz) in the Stefan-Vodă district, a combat unmanned aerial vehicle crashed, followed by an explosion and a fire in dry vegetation. Chisinau called the incident a serious violation of the country’s sovereignty. There were no injuries as a result of the explosion.
The Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement 10 August strongly condemned the violation of the country’s airspace, as a result of which a drone-rocket-type aircraft exploded near Krokmaz.
"This incident is a serious violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova and jeopardized the safety of our citizens," says the Moldovan MFA statement.
The department added that Moldova condemns Russia’s predatory war against Ukraine and its consequences for the security of the entire region. That is why Chisinau decided to recall the diplomat from Moscow.
"In this context, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs recalls the ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Moscow for consultations," says the Moldovan MFA statement.
Police established the type of the unmanned aerial vehicle.
The explosion near Krokmaz occurred around 13:20 9 August. Stefan-Vodă police found on site fragments which, according to preliminary data, belong to a combat unmanned aircraft, and the district council subsequently released photos of debris of an object resembling a drone. Moldovan police said the aircraft that exploded on the country’s territory is the first of its kind and is described as a "drone-rocket."
The incident took place against the backdrop of a massive Russian attack on Odesa region over the weekend, including 9 August, when, according to Ukrainian Air Forces data, ammunition described as "Bandera-roll" were used, which are described as a hybrid of drone and rocket. Moldova’s prime minister thanked the rescuers and police for their rapid response and emphasized that the drone had fallen on a tree, not a residential building, so there were no casualties.
Drones have previously flown into Moldova during attacks on the Odesa region.
Earlier, Informator reported that a Russian drone fell and exploded in Moldova on the night of 13 July, when the drone crossed the country’s airspace during an attack on Odesa region. We also wrote that in Moldova a combat unmanned aerial vehicle 9 August fell near Stefan-Vodă district, where an explosion occurred, but there were no injuries. Similar incidents have been repeated in recent weeks against the backdrop of active Russian strikes on border areas of Ukraine near Moldova.
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