The incident in Moldova’s border region came amid a barrage launched by Russian forces
A missile crashed on Monday in a Moldovan community located on the border with Ukraine after being hit by Kiev’s air defense forces, the country’s interior ministry has reported.
The incident happened in the village of Naslavcea in northern Moldova, the ministry said. There were no reports of casualties on the ground, but some windows were shattered, it added.
The Moldovan ministry cited claims by Ukrainian officials, who said the premises of the nearby Dniester Hydroelectric Station, around 10km northwest of the village, was the subject of a Russian attack.
The statement stressed that the Ukrainian plant’s dam was not under threat. The Dniester River, on which the hydropower facility is located, originates in Ukraine, but flows along the border with Moldova from a point near Naslavcea and goes through Moldova further downstream.
#Moldova authorities confirm that a #Russia missile was shot down by #Ukraine and fell near most northern point of MD, Naslavcea. Explosion upon impact broke windows, no casualties.
Video: https://t.co/AVcsuVR2IC pic.twitter.com/OlubXxipRW— Cristian Vlas (@cristivlas) October 31, 2022
The Moldovan Defense Ministry promised an investigation into the incident. It said the military had not detected any violations of the national airspace and suggested that the size of the missile debris was too small for radar systems to detect.