Moldova's foreign ministry condemns violation of airspace, explosion of aerial object

Moldova's foreign ministry condemned a violation of its airspace by an unidentified aerial object that exploded on Monday near the border with Ukraine. The object entered at 1737 local time and exploded near Talmaza, setting grass on fire but causing no casualties. The ministry called it a serious sovereignty violation and a direct risk to citizens' safety. The origin was not identified.

Moldova's foreign ministry condemned a violation of the country's airspace by an unidentified aerial object that exploded on Monday, according to a statement on social media. The object entered Moldovan airspace at 1737 local time (1437 GMT) and exploded shortly after near the settlement of Talmaza, close to the border with Ukraine. The explosion set grass on fire but caused no casualties. The ministry stated the incident constitutes a serious violation of Moldova's sovereignty and poses a direct risk to the safety of its citizens, calling such incidents unacceptable. The origin of the object was not identified. Moldova shares a border with Ukraine and has dealt with numerous incidents of drones flying over its territory and debris near the border. In a separate incident, a NATO F-18 fighter shot down a drone that breached Romanian airspace, the fourth such incident this year, with the drone appearing to be Russian.