On the morning of 3 October, explosions were heard in four districts of Moldova, after which police found debris from at least five drones. Fires and damaged building windows have been reported, but there were no casualties.
This was reported by Moldova’s police.
In the Căuşeni District, debris from two drones was found: on the outskirts of the town of Căuşeni and near the village of Constantinovca. In the latter case, the explosion set vegetation alight.
Further drone debris was found near Crocmaz in the Ştefan Vodă District, between the villages of Delacău and Puhoi in the Anenii Noi District, and outside the village of Dubovca in the Hînceşti District.
Near Crocmaz, the explosion occurred in a vineyard field by an agricultural brigade. The blast sparked a vegetation fire and damaged the windows of a building. There were no casualties.
The drone debris was found roughly 6 to 120 kilometres from Ukraine’s border.
- On the night of 3 October, Russia launched 157 drones at Ukraine, including 45 jet-powered ones. The Air Force reported that 131 UAVs were shot down or suppressed. An attack by Russia on Odesa Region has also been reported.