During the Russian attack on the Odesa region, a drone flew into Moldova

On October 31, a drone that flew in from the direction of the Odesa region violated Moldova’s airspace. The drone was traveling from the area around the town of Semenivka in the Odesa region toward the village of Plopy in the Rybnitsa district. The incident occurred amid massive Russian attacks on Ukraine.

This was reportedby the Moldovan Ministry of Defense.

The drone was detected at 4:24 p.m. It was later spotted near the village of Beneshti in the Telenesti District. Due to the incident, Moldovan authorities temporarily restricted airspace in the north of the country at 4:46 p.m. and in the central part at 4:52 p.m.

At 4:54 p.m., the drone disappeared from radar surveillance systems near the village of Tsibrica in the Calarasi district. Later, the Moldovan military reported that, according to available data, the drone had left the country’s airspace. At 5:14 p.m., flights resumed in northern and central Moldova.

On the same day, the Moldovan military detected another drone. At 5:50 p.m., it entered the country’s airspace from the direction of the village of Mykhailivka in Ukraine’s Vinnytsia Oblast. The drone flew near the town of Dondușeni, and at 6:03 p.m., it was spotted near several villages in the Edineț District. At 6:12 p.m., it left Moldovan airspace near the village of Vișoara.

The Air Operations Center of the Moldovan National Army stated that it continues to monitor the airspace in coordination with relevant authorities and partners.

Residents were urged not to approach suspicious aircraft or their debris, not to touch them, to move at least 500 meters away, and to report any findings by calling 112.

Андрій Колісніченко