
The Moldovan Ministry of Defense reported the violation of the country's airspace by two drones during Russian attacks on Ukraine.
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Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Moldova's airspace has been violated 81 times by Russian missiles and drones.
There is no information about any injuries.
Two drones flew into Moldova
According to the Ministry of Defense of Moldova, the first incident occurred around 5.43 (4.43 in Poland) during massive Russian attacks on Ukraine.
Moldovan police and soldiers went to the scene of the incident. The police said that the area where the drone fell had been secured. Experts are to examine the drone and determine the circumstances of the incident.
On Wednesday at At 10.26 local time (9.26 in Poland), another unmanned aerial vehicle was recorded flying over the town of Lunga in the Dubosary area. The Moldovan Ministry of Defense announced this on Facebook.
The ministry also announced that due to the drone flight, the airspace in the northern and central parts of the country was temporarily closed. The drone disappeared from monitoring systems in the Donduseni area, near the border with Ukraine.
Moldova's airspace is regularly violated
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Moldova's airspace has been violated 81 times by Russian missiles and drones, noted the Ministry of Defense in Chisinau. According to the ministry's data, this year, until September 24, 44 such incidents were recorded.
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