Wreckage of Russian drone with 50kg of explosives found in Moldova
According to border guards, the drone was shot down by Ukrainian air defence
The drone, whose wreckage was found on Sunday in Moldova near the Ukrainian border, had a warhead.
Source. This is stated in the report of the Border Police of the republic, BBC reports.
The detected warhead of the drone contained about 50 kg of explosives, the border guards said. According to them, the police will soon ensure the detonation of the detected charge in safe conditions.
The Moldovan Border Police found the drone wreckage near the village of Etulia in Vulcanesti district the day before.
At the time, the Border Police of the Republic reported that, according to the Ukrainian authorities, the drone attack took place on the night of 9-10 February in Izmail district of Odesa region near the border with Moldova.
"There is a suspicion that the found drone wreckage is one of the drones shot down by a Ukrainian anti-aircraft system," the border guards said.
Background. Earlier, it was reported that Russia may be preparing an operation in Transnistria to destabilise Moldova and Ukraine's grain exports. The Russian Foreign Ministry accused Moldova of plans to help NATO train Ukrainian soldiers.
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