Fragments from a Russian drone that crashed into Moldova contained explosives the country's police said, as Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi condemned Russia's “barbaric attacks” across the border in Ukraine. Police on February 12 said that 50 kilograms of explosives were discovered during an investigation of the Shahed drone parts found on February 11 at a crash site near Moldova’s southern town of Etulia, close to the border with Ukraine. All of the drone components have been collected and defused, police said. Popsoi condemned Russia’s “constant barbaric attacks” against Ukraine, in a post on X, formerly Twitter. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Moldovan Service, click here.
Moldova Says Crashed Drone Contained Explosives; Minister Blasts Russia For 'Barbaric Attacks' On Ukraine
Shahed drone parts were found at a crash site in Moldova on February 11, near the southern town of Etulia.