US EditionMoldova Displays Russian Drone, Summons Envoy over 'Unacceptable' Crash
Moldova protested six drone violations, displaying a crashed drone and summoning Russia's envoy after one drone struck a house, citing repeated breaches since 2022 invasion.
- On Wednesday, Moldova summoned Russia's ambassador Oleg Ozerov and placed the crashed drone outside the Moldovan Foreign Ministry building in Chisinau.
- On Tuesday, the Moldovan Defense Ministry said six drones breached the country's airspace and one crashed onto a roof in a northeastern Moldovan village near the Ukrainian border.
- Moldovan Foreign Minister Mihai Popoï handed Ozerov a note of protest calling the overflight 'totally unacceptable' and said it 'seriously breaches sovereignty,' while Romania scrambled four fighter jets.
- Russia's ambassador Oleg Ozerov criticized Chisinau's approach after being summoned earlier this week, dismissing drone damage and saying such matters should be handled by specialists, while the Kremlin and pro-Russian opposition condemned Moldova's protest.
- With bilateral tensions rising, Moldova's pro-EU government plans to close the Russian cultural centre by summer 2026, amid calls for immediate diplomatic changes to avoid recurring protests.
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Moldova on Wednesday displayed a Russian drone that fell on its soil outside its foreign ministry as it summoned Moscow's envoy over the crash, in an overt criticism of Russia's war in neighbouring Ukraine.
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