{"id":566875,"date":"2026-08-10T12:36:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T09:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reform.news\/?p=566875"},"modified":"2026-08-10T12:43:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T09:43:42","slug":"drone-explodes-in-southern-moldova-chisinau-recalls-ambassador-from-moscow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/drone-explodes-in-southern-moldova-chisinau-recalls-ambassador-from-moscow","title":{"rendered":"Drone Explodes In Southern Moldova. Chisinau Recalls Ambassador From Moscow"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>Moldova&#8217;s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the recall of its ambassador to Russia. The move followed the fall and explosion of a jet-powered drone on the country&#8217;s territory.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;This incident represents a serious violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova and poses a threat to the security of our citizens.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The Republic of Moldova condemns the Russian Federation&#8217;s war of aggression against Ukraine and its consequences for the security of our country and the entire region.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>In this context, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is recalling the Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Moscow for consultations&#8221;<\/i>, the Moldovan ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The drone fell and exploded on Sunday near the village of Crocmaz in Stefan Voda District. On Monday morning, Moldovan police officially confirmed the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The drone struck a tree and exploded at a height of 2.5 meters, causing fragments of the aircraft to scatter over a large area and damaging nearby houses. The explosion occurred in a wooded area outside the village. No one was injured in the explosion or the subsequent fire.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;The fragments found are similar in their characteristics to components of a guided missile, indicating that this could be a missile drone,&#8221;<\/i> police said. &#8220;To date, there have been no cases in Moldova of identifying an aircraft of this type.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_566868\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-566868\" style=\"width: 1279px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-566868 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-09_20-52-17222.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1279\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-09_20-52-17222.jpg 1279w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-09_20-52-17222-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-09_20-52-17222-1200x600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-09_20-52-17222-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2026-08-09_20-52-17222-799x400.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1279px) 100vw, 1279px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-566868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Moldovan police<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moldova&#8217;s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the recall of its ambassador to Russia. The move followed the fall and explosion of a jet-powered drone on the country&#8217;s territory. &#8220;This incident represents a serious violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova and poses a threat to the security of our citizens. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":566874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sharing_image":{"poster":"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6a799d52d0cb5.jpg","width":1200,"height":630,"template":"691142dd","mode":"auto"},"_sharing_image_fieldset":{"dTVKfmI95PYT":"Drone Explodes In Southern Moldova. 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