Fragments labeled “Geran-4”, electronic components, and a turbojet engine were discovered following the explosion of a drone that fell on Wednesday evening in the outskirts of Ivancea village, Orhei district. According to the General Inspectorate of Police, the debris scattered over a radius of about 120 meters, reports IPN.
The experts from the Technical-Explosive Section of the Police have completed the on-site investigation overnight. Preliminarily, the explosion occurred after the aircraft hit the trees in the forest strip located near the G72 road, about ten meters from the roadway. On the ground, a crater with a diameter of approximately 50 centimeters and a depth of about 30 centimeters was identified.
Also, within a radius of about 30 meters, the trees were affected by the blast wave. At the same time, two other craters, with diameters of approximately 50 and 30 centimeters, were found on the edge of the roadway, about 15 meters from the main site of the explosion. Among the recovered fragments are components of the wings, marked with the inscription “Geran 4”, electronic blocks, and elements of the propulsion system, including a turbojet engine with traces of thermal effect.
The drone made an unauthorized flight through the airspace of the Republic of Moldova on Wednesday evening. According to the Ministry of Defense, the aircraft crossed the border at 8:45 PM, coming from the direction of Shershentsi in Ukraine’s Vinnytsia region and heading toward the vicinity of Slobozia Rascov, in the Transnistrian sector. It subsequently flew toward Tipova (Rezina District); near the village of Branesti (Orhei District), it disappeared from monitoring systems and later exploded near the road connecting Branesti and Ivancea.
This was the third unauthorized flyover reported on Wednesday. A drone fell and exploded in the outskirts of Harbovat, damaging a telecommunications antenna. The fragments of the device were found within a radius of approximately 265 meters. Subsequently, another jet drone, moving at a speed of over 400 kilometers per hour, crossed the airspace of the Republic of Moldova through the Transnistrian region, heading towards Soroca.
The police urge citizens not to approach any unknown objects or fragments and to immediately call the Emergency Service 112.
