Russian-style.. Moldova closes its airspace following two drone incursions
Closed MoldovaSaturday, its airspace was briefly closed following a new incursion by two planes, according to what the Ministry of Defense announced, while President Maia Sandu denounced…"Violent attack" She made it Russiaon Ukraine.
This former Soviet republic aspiring to join the European Union has witnessed repeated violations of its airspace since the Russia-Ukraine war in February 2022.
The Moldovan Ministry of Defense stated in a statement on Saturday that "Moldavian airspace was temporarily closed for approximately one hour and ten minutes, between 22.43 and 23.53 (20.43 and 21.53 GMT), as an emergency measure, after two unidentified drones illegally flew over the national territory and posed a direct threat to aviation safety."
Depth of Ukrainian territory
The statement added that the two marches are of the type "Gerbera" They were not detected by Russian radars, but the Ukrainian border authorities confirmed their incursion.
The Moldavian Interior Ministry said "No objects, debris, or elements posing a danger to the population were detected, and (…) the two drones left the national airspace permanently, heading deep into Ukrainian territory.".
She indicated that two commercial planes heading from Paris and Barcelona to Chisinau were diverted to Romania.
Another plane also refrained from taking off from Chisinau temporarily.
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