Moscow rejects claims Russian drones were in Moldova around time of attack on Ukraine

Published November 11,2024

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Moscow on Monday denied Moldovan claims that Russian drones have been within the nation across the time of in a single day assaults on neighboring Ukraine.

“We categorically reject the unfounded anti-Russian attacks that, unfortunately, have become the norm in the Republic of Moldova,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated in an announcement.

Saying that no proof was offered by Moldova displaying the drones have been of Russian origin or have been launched from Russia itself, Zakharova argued Moscow is assured that proof won’t ever be offered as there’s none.

On Sunday, not less than two individuals have been injured in Ukraine’s southwestern Odesa area by an in a single day Russian drone assault, based on native authorities.

Zakharova stated Russia doesn’t use drones over the territory of nations bordering Ukraine, including that Moscow’s solely targets are Ukrainian navy amenities and their infrastructure.

She additional accused Kyiv of aspiring to “provoke Moldova to fully join in the military actions on the side of Ukraine and the West.”

Zakharova went on to name on Moldovan authorities to “abandon anti-Russian rhetoric and not succumb to such provocations.”

On Sunday, the Moldovan Foreign Ministry stated two Russian drones have been noticed within the nation’s Causeni and Riscani districts, claiming it has “clear information” they have been launched from Russia.

“The violation of the airspace of the Republic of Moldova is a serious violation and an unfriendly gesture of the Russian Federation. We demand an immediate halt to their launch,” the ministry stated in an announcement, calling on Moscow to respect Chisinau’s territorial integrity.

Earlier the identical day, Ukraine’s Air Force claimed that it downed 62 out of 145 drones launched by Russia in a single day on a number of areas of the nation, together with the capital Kyiv.

Ten of the drones launched by Moscow left Ukraine’s airspace within the route of Moldova, Belarus-a Russian ally-and Russia itself, the assertion added.