A drone fell on Tuesday in a farmland outside the village of Mihailenii Vechi, Rascani district. According to the General Inspectorate of Police, four fire outbreaks erupted as a result of the impact, reports IPN.
IGP specifies that specialized services are being dispatched to the scene for case documentation and determination of all circumstances. The drone model is yet to be established. According to the Police, no person has been harmed. Authorities are asking citizens to stay away from the area where the drone has fallen.
Earlier, the Ministry of Defense announced that a Shahed type drone had flown over the airspace of the Republic of Moldova, and for the safety of flights, it was temporarily closed. According to the Ministry, the drone crossed the territory of the Republic of Moldova and left the country’s airspace near the locality of Zagarancea, Ungheni district, in the direction of Romania.
Subsequently, the Ministry of Defense clarified that the same drone returned to the airspace of the Republic of Moldova from the direction of Iași. It disappeared from the radar in the area of the village of Cobani and reappeared near the city of Drochia. At 05:14 PM, the drone disappeared again in the area of the village of Sturzovca, and at 05:26 PM, the fall of a device similar to a drone was reported in the outskirts of the village of Mihailenii Vechi.
