Drones in the airspace of Moldova and Romania
Place: Moldova (Bender, Anenii Noi), Romania (Galați, Tulcea)Region: Moldova and Romaniaautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
Ukrainian and independent materials link the drones in Moldova to the Russian attack on Ukraine; Ukrainska Pravda, citing Moldova's Defense Ministry, writes of a third violation of airspace by an object that came from the direction of Ukraine (it does not say who launched it). The collected Russian material does not cover the 30 September incident in Moldova; on Romania, RIA retells the Romanian Defense Ministry's statement that no airspace violations were recorded.
What Russia reports
automatic summary No reports of a drone crash or airspace violations in Moldova on 30 September were found in the Russian items in the set. RIA Novosti reports Romanian fighters scrambled on 25 and 26 September because of a target near the border with Ukraine, and a Romanian Defense Ministry statement that no airspace violations were recorded.
“Румыния в ночь на субботу подняла в воздух два истребителя F-16 и два F-18 из-за цели у южно-восточной границы с Украиной, сообщила пресс-служба министерства обороны.”
- Румыния подняла в воздух четыре истребителя из-за цели у границы с Украиной — RIA Novosti, 26 September, 10:37
- Румыния подняла в воздух два истребителя из-за цели у границы с Украиной — RIA Novosti, 25 September, 07:39
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary Ukrainska Pravda and Suspilne, citing Moldovan police and the Defense Ministry: on 30 September a drone fell and exploded near the village of Hîrbovăț (no casualties), later a jet drone flew over Transnistria, and in the evening a third airspace violation was recorded.
“Вранці 30 вересня безпілотник пролетів через повітряний простір Молдови, після чого впав за межами села Гирбовець, що в Аненій-Нойському районі, та вибухнув.”
“Міноборони Молдови повідомило про третє за день порушення повітряного простору країни об'єктом, який прилетів зі сторони України.”
- У Молдові неподалік від міста Бендери впав і вибухнув безпілотник — Ukrainska Pravda, 30 September, 08:45
- Безпілотник втретє за день порушив повітряний простір Молдови — Ukrainska Pravda, 30 September, 20:56
- У Молдові впав і вибухнув дрон під час атаки РФ на Україну — Suspilne, 30 September, 08:30
- У Молдові заявили, що до них зранку залетів реактивний дрон — Ukrainska Pravda, 30 September, 11:24
What independent sources report
automatic summary Kyiv Independent: during 30 September drones violated Moldova's airspace three times amid the Russian attack on Ukraine.
“Drones invaded Moldova's airspace three separate times on Sept. 30, as Russia launched a day-long attack against Ukraine overnight and into the following afternoon.”
- Drones invade Moldovan airspace 3 times in 1 day as Russia wages relentless attack against Ukraine — Kyiv Independent, 30 September, 09:03
Confirmation
Confirmation: the sides contradict each other
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