The police reported that at 1:03 local time (and Lithuanian time), an emergency services number received a report about an object resembling a drone found on the outskirts of Kopanka village in the Keushen district. The fallen object exploded.
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“According to preliminary data, no one was injured. The area was cordoned off, and law enforcement officers are conducting an investigation to determine all circumstances,” the police said.
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Later, the Moldovan Ministry of Defense confirmed that it was a Russian “Shahed” (“Geran-2”) kamikaze drone that entered Moldovan airspace during a Russian attack on targets in the Odessa region.