CHISINAU, November 11. /TASS/. Russia’s ambassador to Moldova Oleg Ozerov was summoned to the Moldovan Foreign Ministry on Tuesday following Chisinau's claims about the downing of two Russian drones, a source in the Foreign Ministry told TASS.
"Russia's ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday in connection with the fall of two drones in the north and south of the country on Sunday," the Foreign Ministry said.
Earlier, Moldovan Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu told a news briefing that the country's authorities concerned were studying the drones and when their conclusion was available, "there will be a dialogue with a representative of the country that launches these drones."
President Maia Sandu and the Moldovan Foreign Ministry said earlier that Chisinau thought the downed drones were Russian.
Sandu said that the two drones "do not pose a danger to people". At the same time, she remarked that Moldova’s air defense radars "cannot detect drones".
The day before, the Moldovan Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the two downed drones found in the south and north of the country "were launched from the territory of Russia." The ministry described the incident an "unfriendly gesture." The Moldovan National Police Inspectorate said earlier that two downed drones had been found in the north and south of the country: one near the village of Firladeni near the Moldovan town of Causeni, and the other near Borosenii Noi, the Riscani district. The police published photos of the drones. Both were made of cardboard. Neither carried explosives.
The Moldovan side has already repeatedly made accusations against Russia in connection with the discovery of UAV wreckage on its territory, although most of them were identified by experts as boosters of Ukrainian air defense missiles.
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called Chisinau's accusations that Russian UAVs had allegedly violated Moldovan airspace groundless and categorically rejected them.