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UAV event in Moldova, Republic of on Sun 9th August 2026

9th August 2026

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On 9 August 2026, a powerful explosion occurred in Crocmaz village (Crocmaz, Stefan Voda), where police found fragments believed to belong to a combat drone and a vegetation fire broke out. Specialised forces were deployed to establish the circumstances and extinguish the fire, and specialists from the technical and explosives section of the police were to examine the fragments to determine the type and origin. No one was harmed.

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