בעולם · Moldova drone incursionKistelnita drone incursion: Moldova announces Russian Embassy employee's expulsionנכתב 24 באוקטובר 2026 בשעה 11:17 UTCצפייהתמליל0:07A Russian attack drone fell near family homes in Moldova.0:10The drone carried a 52.4 kilogram warhead.0:14Specialists have destroyed the explosives, and Moldova has announced the expulsion0:18of one Russian embassy employee.0:20Investigators still need to explain how the drone reached the village, while the0:24employee's departure remains unconfirmed.0:26A local resident alerted police to the drone in Shistelnitsa, also known as0:30Kistelnita, in Teleneshi district.0:32Police placed it about 100 meters from a residential building.0:36Another estimate put it closer.0:38No injuries have been reported.0:40The drone entered Moldovan airspace on October 23rd, 2026, during a large-scale0:45Russian attack on neighboring Ukraine.0:47Moldova announced the diplomatic action later that day.0:50The identification and disposal findings followed on October 24th, describing what0:54specialists learned about the same recovered drone.0:57Specialists identified a 52.4 kilogram warhead with thermobaric and fragmentation1:02effects.1:03Police identified the recovered drone as a Garan IV.1:06That finding gave residents a clearer picture of the explosive hazard that had1:09landed close to a home.1:11Police cordoned off the area while explosive ordnance specialists secured and1:15examined the munition.1:16The specialists safely removed the warhead and destroyed it in a controlled1:20operation.1:20That dealt with the recovered explosive hazard near residents.1:23The controlled destruction took place as part of the disposal operation.1:27Moldova's defense ministry tracked the drone entering from the direction of Ukraine.1:31Its reported approach ran from Verknia Slobitka in Ukraine's Venetsia region toward1:36Funzauka in Kamenka district.1:38That district lies in Moldova's Russian-controlled Transnistrian region.1:42The monitoring points stretched across several districts.1:45After the entry near Kamenka, the military lost the drone near Popany in Singare1:49district.1:50It briefly reappeared, then disappeared again near Mezheny in Rezina district.1:54Police later found the recovered drone in Shestelnita, in the country's center.1:58The military recorded entry at 4.59 p.m.2:01local time.2:02Monitoring first lost the drone at 2.10 p.m.2:05then lost it again at 2:12 p.m.2:07after a brief reappearance.2:09Those observations leave gaps in its flight before recovery.2:12The last tracking point was near Mesheny, while the wreckage was found in2:15Shistolnica.2:16The exact time it came down hasn't been given.2:18President Maya Sandu also said it fell near an energy facility, bringing the danger2:23close to both family homes and infrastructure.2:25Sandu said Moldova had declared one Russian embassy employee persona non-grada,2:30meaning the employee was no longer welcome.2:32She condemned the airspace breach and said, Russia's war keeps putting Moldovan2:36lives at risk.2:37The foreign ministry called the incursion a violation of Moldova's sovereignty and a2:41direct threat to public safety.2:43It demanded an end to cross-border incursions and activities undermining regional2:48security.2:48Its announcement described the diplomatic step in different terms from the2:52president.2:53The foreign ministry said the employee will be declared persona non-grata.2:57Sandu described the declaration as already completed.3:00Both statements concern one employee of the Russian embassy in Chichinau.3:03With the announcement following the drone's incursion that day, Moldova has also3:07withdrawn customs officers and border police from four joint border posts on3:11Ukrainian territory.3:12Interior Minister Daniela Misail Nikitin said officials were negotiating to move3:16Ukrainian personnel onto Moldovan territory for joint inspections.3:20Arrangements had been reached for two crossings.3:22A border guard suffered minor injuries during a Russian attack on October 5th, when3:27a bus and border booth were struck.3:28Moldova announced shelter plans for border crossings on October 7th.3:32Further Russian drone incursions followed on October 16th.3:35The recovered warhead has now been destroyed.3:38Investigators haven't explained why the drone left the course of the attack on3:41Ukraine or where it was meant to go.3:43Moldova hasn't confirmed that the embassy employee has left the country.קריאת הכתבהציר הזמן של הסיפורHeyDexהסרטון הקצר ↗מי דיווח על מהנקודות שדיווח עליהן יותר מכלי תקשורת אחד✓Moldova declares Russian embassy staff member persona non grataאושר באופן עצמאי · שני כלי תקשורת✓Russian drone crashes on Moldovan territoryאושר באופן עצמאי · שני כלי תקשורת✓Drone comes down near homes and energy facilityאושר באופן עצמאי · שני כלי תקשורתנקודות שדיווח עליהן רק כלי תקשורת אחד6דווח רק על ידי The Kyiv IndependentDrone reported near a residential building in Kistelnita23 באוק׳, 16:51 UTCDrone crosses into Moldovan airspace at 1:59 p.m.23 באוק׳, 16:51 UTCDrone briefly reappears near Meseni at 2:12 p.m.23 באוק׳, 16:51 UTCMonitoring loses drone near Pepeni at 2:10 p.m.23 באוק׳, 16:51 UTCדווח רק על ידי Kyiv PostTeams secure the impact area and neutralize ordnance24 באוק׳, 8:45 UTCAuthorities conduct forensic evaluations of drone wreckage24 באוק׳, 8:45 UTCכל שורה היא הטענה כפי שתיעדנו אותה מהדיווח של אותו כלי תקשורת. הושווה נכון ל-24 באוקטובר 2026 בשעה 10:07 UTC.
