Missile warhead shot down during Russian attack on Ukraine found in Moldova

Moldovan security forces have found a missile warhead in the Briceni district on the border with Ukraine, the wreckage of which was discovered the day before.

Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Moldova, European Pravda reports

Details: After the discovery of the explosives, a team of engineers from the Separate Codru Battalion of the National Army has been called in to conduct a comprehensive inspection and determine how to jointly intervene to eliminate the danger.

Quote: "At the same time, due to the risks posed by the presence of explosives, the protection zone has been increased, and the teams of the National Police and Border Police are taking special measures and ensuring the security perimeter so that there is no danger to the population," the Ministry reports.

During the morning, police patrols informed the residents of Pavlovca and Larga about the need to keep a distance and not approach the security zone introduced by the authorities for protection.

Access to the area where the controlled explosion will be carried out has also been blocked.

At the same time, the Ukrainian authorities have also been notified of the presence of explosives from the warhead of the crashed missile.

According to preliminary data, the warhead of the missile was equipped with about 80 kilogrammes of explosive.

On the afternoon of 14 January, Russia launched another massive missile attack on Ukraine. Explosions were reported in Kyiv, Lviv, Vinnytsia, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Ivano-Frankivsk and Khmelnytsky oblasts.

As reported, the missile debris fell on the territory of Moldova for the third time.

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