The incident occurred on Tuesday in the town of Tudora in the Stefan Voda district in the north of the country. Maia Sandu described the incident as a “gross violation of airspace.”
“The Russian drone found today in the Moldovan village of Tudora was assessed as carrying explosives,” Maia Sandu wrote on Tuesday on the X website. “It is a serious violation of our airspace and a threat to our citizens. Russia repeatedly violates our sovereignty and threatens the life of our nation,” the president added.
The country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed that the relevant authorities are taking all necessary measures to neutralize the threat and ensure the safety of the population.
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Another threat to Moldovan citizens. Chisinau reacts
The authorities in Chisinau strongly condemned the Russian attack on a Ukrainian power plant on March 7. According to Moldovans, the impact caused a leak of transformer oil and probably rocket fuel into the Dniester.
A few days after the attack, oil slicks were noticed in the town of Otaci – this is where the Dniester River flows into Moldova. “The Dniester River provides water for approximately 80 percent of the country's population and 98 percent of the inhabitants of the Chisinau commune,” said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova.
