Moldovan border police found rocket fragments near the border with Ukraine

A patrol of the border police of Moldova (IGPF) found in the area of ​​the village of Larga, Briceni district in the north of the country, near the border with Ukraine, fragments of a rocket, reported in the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic.

The agency has increased the number of patrols in the border area with Ukraine. “As soon as the remnants of the suspected missile were discovered, immediate measures were taken to secure the area and the emergency services of 112, as well as the Bombteh IGP crews, were notified. The prosecutor’s office of the Briceni region was also notified. IGSU and the Border Police are securing the perimeter and are preparing to assist the Bombteh IGP Investigation Team and the Prosecutor’s Office,” the agency said in a statement.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs reminded that this is the third case when rocket fragments fall on the territory of the republic.

December 5, 2022 Moldovan border police reportedthat found a fallen rocket near the city of Briceni in the garden.

November 15, 2022 in Poland happened the incident with the fall of the rocket, which killed two people. On November 16, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that specialists had identified the wreckage from photographs from the missile crash site in Poland as elements of the Ukrainian S-300 missile system. US President Joe Biden, at a meeting with the leaders of the G7 countries and NATO, said that a Ukrainian air defense (air defense) missile fell on the territory of Poland.