Update: The second drone to enter the Republic of Moldova’s airspace without authorization left the country at 06:12 PM near the village of Viisoara in Edinet district.
Original report: A second unauthorized flight in the Republic of Moldova’s airspace was recorded on Saturday. The aircraft entered the country from the direction of Ukraine’s Vinnytsia region and flew over several settlements in northern Moldova, the Ministry of Defense reported.
According to the Air Operations Centre, the drone entered national airspace at 05:50 PM, approaching from Mihailovka in the Vinnytsia region and heading towards Sobor in the Soroca district, IPN reports.
It was later detected flying near the town of Dondușeni, and at 06:03 PM the aircraft passed over the villages of Goleni, Gordinesti and Burlanesti in Edinet district.
The Ministry of Defence clarified that the overflight took place amid large-scale Russian attacks on Ukraine.
The National Army’s Air Operations Centre continues to monitor the Republic of Moldova’s airspace in coordination with the relevant authorities and partners.
The first unauthorized incursion into the country’s airspace was recorded at 04:24 PM. The unmanned aircraft approached the village of Plopi in Rabnita district from the direction of Ukraine’s Odesa region. It was later detected near Banesti in Telenesti district, before disappearing from radar at 04:54 PM near Tibirica in Calarasi district. The airspace was closed and subsequently reopened.
