On 31 October, during a large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine, two drones were detected in Moldova’s airspace. This was the second such incident in a single day.
This was reported by Newsmaker, citing Moldova’s Ministry of Defence.
“The airspace violation occurred against the backdrop of Russia’s large-scale attacks on Ukraine,” the statement said.
According to Moldova’s Ministry of Defence, one of the drones flew over the Soroca, Dondușeni and Edineț districts in the north of the country. It later left Moldova’s airspace near the village of Viișoara in Edineț district.
Later, the flight of another drone was recorded near the town of Dondușeni. At 18:03, the drone flew in the area of the villages of Goleni, Gordinești and Burlănești in Edineț district.
At 18:12, the drone again left Moldova’s airspace near the village of Viișoara.
- Since the start of the year, 63 cases of unauthorised drone flights have been recorded in Moldova, 15 of them in October.
- On 29 October, Moldova’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure and violations of the airspace of Moldova and Romania.