US EditionMoldovan police investigate a drone that a resident thought was a toy and took home
Police confirmed the Gerbera drone found in Pepeni had no explosives after bomb experts examined it; drones linked to regional tensions have breached Moldova's airspace multiple times recently.
- On Wednesday, Moldovan police deployed bomb disposal experts to Pepeni, Singerei district, after a resident mistook a grounded drone for a toy and took it home.
- Experts note the Gerbera-type's typical roles include observation and strike missions, and Russia has deployed Gerbera-type drones in Ukraine, linking the model to regional conflict.
- When police arrived in Pepeni, about 100 kilometers north of Chisinau, they found the drone stripped of parts and city hall video showed it atop a trailer; police said it contained no explosives.
- Pepeni's mayor Oleg Cernei alerted authorities after identifying the individual involved and informing state institutions soon, while the Moldovan foreign ministry summoned the Russian ambassador over drone incidents.
- Authorities have not disclosed the drone's origin, and last week Moldova reported multiple unmanned aerial breaches including a drone found on a Floresti district roof.
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Moldovan police investigate drone resident thought was 'a toy'
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Moldovan police investigate a drone that a resident thought was a toy and took home
Police in Moldova have deployed bomb disposal experts to a community miles from the Ukrainian border after a resident mistook a grounded drone for “a toy” and took it home.
A farmer in Moldova found a Russian drone in his field. He took it home, removed the engine, and took the aircraft's fuselage to the city hall. Police have released their initial findings.
A resident of the Moldovan village of Pepeni stumbled upon a Russian Gerber drone in a field. According to local media, he transported it on a trailer to his home, thinking it was a toy. Photos of the unusual incident circulated on Moldovan news portals.
A "Gerbera" military drone, possibly of Russian origin, was found on the territory of the Republic of Moldova, in the village of Pepeni, Sângerei district.
On December 3, Moldovan police sent a team of deminers to a village a few kilometers from the Ukrainian border. They received a report that a resident had taken a crashed drone, thinking it was a toy, into his home. When police arrived in Pepeni, in the Sinjrei district, about 100 kilometers north of the capital, Chisinau, they found the drone, which had been found four days earlier, almost completely dismantled. Police said the drone was not eq…
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