Moldova condemns new airspace violations amid rising tensions
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moldova, Mihai Popsoi, confirmed and condemned on Sunday the violation of Moldovan airspace by Russian missiles and drones. He released a recording.
"We strongly condemn the violation of Moldova’s airspace by Russia’s missiles and drones targeting Ukraine’s critical infrastructure today. Explosions near our border and sightings of low-flying drones over villages underscore the risks to our people from Russia’s brutal war," the Moldovan Foreign Minister wrote.
He also published a video in which the sound of passing missiles can be heard.
The recording was sent by a resident of the village of Rusena in the Yedinet district. According to Ukrainian Pravda, he claims that the missiles flew at a low altitude, and the sound was recorded by monitoring cameras.
Drone in Moldova
Let us recall that this is yet another incident in recent times. A drone was found in the southeast of Moldova a week ago. At that time, overnight from Saturday to Sunday, Russia conducted a massive attack using drones on Ukraine.
One was found near a village in the Causeni region in the southeast of the country, close to the border with Ukraine. A local resident reported information about the drone to the police. The area around the device was secured, and specialised services were dispatched to the site.
It is unknown whose drone ended up on Moldovan territory.
As reported by the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia launched a record number of 145 drones over Ukraine overnight from Saturday to Sunday, with Ukrainian air defences destroying 62 of them. In various regions of Ukraine, 67 drones went missing, while another 10 exited Ukrainian airspace heading towards Moldova, Belarus, and Russia.
