Explosions were heard in Moldova amid Russia's attack on Ukraine

On the morning of October 3, five drones crossed into Moldovan airspace. The incidents occurred amid a massive Russian attack on Ukraine.

According to the National Army’s Aviation Operations Service, the drones were in Moldovan airspace from approximately 7:45 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.

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

Subsequently, the Ministry of Defense reported explosions heard by residents in various regions of the country. Reports of explosion sounds came from Krokmaz, Delacau, Pugachen, Novi Aneni, Bozien, Hincesti, Dubovka, Konstantinovka, and Caușani.

Police officers and members of the Moldovan National Army were dispatched to the scenes.

At around 7:50 a.m., the Caușeni police received a report of an explosion outside the city. Law enforcement officers arrived at the scene and found drone debris and thick smoke.

Drone fragments were also found near Dubovka and Hincesti.

Another piece of debris was found in the Novoanensky District between the villages of Delacau and Pugaceni.

A separate explosion occurred near the village of Krokmaz in the Ștefan-Voda district, in a field with a vineyard not far from an agricultural brigade. After the explosion, vegetation caught fire, and windows in a building were damaged.

According to preliminary reports, there were no casualties as a result of these incidents.

Law enforcement officials continue to work at the scenes to determine the circumstances surrounding the debris falls and explosions. Moldovan residents have been urged not to approach the sites of the explosions or the discovered drone fragments.

This is not the first such incident in Moldova in recent days.

On September 30, a drone exploded near a cell tower in the vicinity of the village of Hirbovets. Before crashing, the drone flew near Bender, after which it fell and exploded on the outskirts of the village.

At that time, debris from the drone scattered within a radius of about 265 meters.

The explosion left marks on the antenna structure at a height of about 40 meters, but no disruptions to mobile service were reported. There were also no casualties.

This was reported by the Ministry of Defense and the General Inspectorate of the Moldovan Police.

Over the past 24 hours, Russian occupation forces launched a massive attack on Mykolaiv, using an “Iskander-M” ballistic missile and Shahed-type strike drones. As a result of the shelling, three civilian men were wounded, and damage to port and city infrastructure was also reported.

On the night of October 3, Russian occupiers struck Gostomel in the Kyiv region. Four people were injured in the shelling, including a child.

On the night of October 3, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 157 strike drones. The enemy launched drones from four directions, and the weapons used included Shahed-type strike UAVs, “Gerbera” drones, and “Parody” decoy drones.

Over the past 24 hours, Russian occupation forces carried out 737 strikes on 55 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. Two people were wounded as a result of the enemy attacks.

On the evening of October 2, Russian troops attacked Dnipro again. A fire broke out in the city, and debris from the strike fell onto the parking lot of the Dnipro City Council. Information regarding possible casualties is currently being verified.

On the morning of October 3, Russian forces struck the North Bridge in Kyiv. Prior to this, a series of explosions rang out in the capital amid an air raid alert and the threat of attacks by strike drones.

Prior to this, the Russian Federation—the aggressor state—had attacked a bridge in Kyiv, Ukraine, for the second day in a row. An evening drone strike on the closed South Bridge marked yet another attack on the capital’s infrastructure.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia—the aggressor state—may intensify its attacks on Ukraine ahead of the U.S. midterm elections scheduled for November 3. He made these remarks in an interview with the Spanish newspaper El País.