Five Russian aerial vehicles, including Banderol loitering munitions, violated Moldovan airspace and crashed in the Causeni, Hincesti, Anenii Noi, and Stefan Voda districts, as well as near Crocmaz.

Five Russian drones, including Banderol loitering munitions, crashed in Moldova on the morning of October 3.

Moldova's national airspace monitoring system recorded the entry of several unmanned aerial vehicles on 3 October, with the Air Operations Service reporting five UAVs crossed between 07:45 and 08:00.

Defence Minister Anatolie Nosatîi clarified the incident involved three missiles and two drones, with debris falling in four different districts.

Moldova's Defense Ministry said it tracked several unmanned aircraft on the morning of Oct. 3 near Anenii Noi, Stefan Voda, Tudora, and Causeni. Later, the ministry reported explosions near the villages of Crocmaz, Stefan Voda, Delacau, Puhaceni, Anenii Noi, Bozieni, and Hincesti, as well as in Dubovca, Constantinovca, and Causeni.

Five Russian drones, including Banderol loitering munitions, crashed in Moldova on the morning of October 3, exceeding the number of aerial vehicles involved in the last Russian violation of Moldovan airspace.

On the morning of 3 October, several drones were detected in Moldovan airspace amidst Russia’s large-scale attack on Ukraine.

The National Integrated Monitoring System detected several drones flying near Novi Aneni, Ștefan Voda, Hîncești, Tudori and Caușani.