Drone found in southern Moldova

A crashed drone was discovered in southern Moldova, near the Ukrainian border.

According to Ukrinform, the Moldovan Border Police reported this on Tuesday, NewsMaker reports.

According to border guards, the drone was found in a field near the village of Tudora, approximately 500 meters from the border with Ukraine. Special services arrived at the scene.

Earlier that night, Moldovan border guards detected a violation of airspace by an unmanned aerial vehicle visually similar to a Shahed-type drone. It was flying at about 150 meters and heading toward the village of Căplani.

According to the General Police Inspectorate, the drone is active and contains an explosive substance. Specialists will carry out a controlled on-site detonation of the object.

In connection with this, locals have been evacuated. Citizens are urged to remain calm and follow the instructions of law enforcement officials.

Previously, fragments of missiles and downed drones have been found in Moldova on multiple occasions following Russian attacks on Ukraine.

As reported by Ukrinform, on March 17, Russian Ambassador to Moldova Oleg Ozerov was summoned to the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs over the pollution of the Dniester River, which occurred after the Russians attacked the Novodnistrovsk Hydroelectric Power Plant in Ukraine.

Photo: Border Police of the Republic of Moldova