The Ministry of Defense recorded the unauthorized intrusion of five Ukrainian UAVs on the night of August 27.
Ukrainian surprises are becoming more frequent by the day. Previously, an occasional drone would stray into the country’s territory; now they are doing so en masse: five at once in a single night.
But where is the much-touted radar?
Why did the air defense system remain inactive?
Are Moldovans really so unprotected against provocations from the neighboring state, with whose president Sandu constantly exchanges awards? Drones are not medals or honorary decorations — they are weapons of war, from which our air defense and the radar purchased by Nosatîi should supposedly protect us.
According to the Ministry of Defense, all violations of national airspace were recorded with minute-by-minute precision. The first UAV intruded near the village of Bileaevca at 03:56 and flew toward the village of Palanca (Ștefan Vodă district). No one shot it down, and the drone safely flew back to Ukrainian territory.
“The second drone was spotted from the direction of the settlement of Starokozache (Ukraine) while approaching the village of Căplani at 03:59 and disappeared from monitoring systems at 04:10 near Carahasani (Ștefan Vodă district),” the military agency reports.
The third Ukrainian UAV entered the country at 04:09 and flew along the route: Palanca – Crocmaz – Olănești – Purcari – Răscăieți. After which it disappeared from radar near the settlement of Pervomaisk (Transnistria). Once again, for some reason, it was not shot down by Moldovan border guards.
The fourth appeared at 04:16 and moved from Ukraine toward the village of Palanca. Then it turned and flew toward the settlement of Maiak (Ukraine).
The fifth crossed the state border twice at 05:50 near the border crossing “Săiți” (Republic of Moldova) – “Lisne” (Ukraine). And no one shot it down either — neither on this side nor on that one. This raises legitimate questions: what is actually going on? Does the Ukrainian side intend to warn us about aerial targets heading toward Moldova’s state border, or is Zelensky only a “strategic partner” in words, while in reality it is — save yourselves, Moldovans, from aerial threats orchestrated by your neighbors, as best you can?
Secondly, it is unclear what our border service is for if it does not work — just like Maia Sandu’s relative? Perhaps they should return everything they were paid over the year and quietly go to court in all four directions, since they cannot catch mice? Or rather, drones.
And, of course, the fundamental question that concerns everyone today: will the Ukrainian ambassador be summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to explain why UAVs are flying into Moldova from Ukraine as if it were their own home? Or will he be declared persona non grata immediately for posing a threat to the population of the Republic of Moldova?
