Fires break out in Kramatorsk after Russian strikes – SES
Russian occupiers attacked Kramatorsk with drones on Saturday afternoon, October 3, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reports.
On October 3, Moldovan President Maia Sandu announced that five Russian missiles and drones had violated Moldova's airspace and detonated on the nation's soil during Russia's latest assault on Ukraine. Sandu expressed concern over the escalating war's proximity to Moldova, emphasizing that Moscow is endangering lives across Europe and must be halted.
Moldova's Defense Ministry reported tracking several unmanned aircraft near Anenii Noi, Stefan Voda, Tudora, Tudora, Tudora, and Causeni on the morning of the attack. Later, it revealed explosions near Crocmaz, Stefan Voda, Delacau, Puhaceni, Anenii Noi, Bozieni, Hincesti, Dubovca, Constantinovca, and Causeni. No casualties or property damage were recorded, and police and military teams were dispatched to investigate the incidents.
According to regional authorities, Russian attacks on Ukraine claimed at least eight civilian lives and injured 81 others on October 3. Ukraine's Air Force reported that Russia dispatched 157 Shahed and Gerbera drones, incorporating some jet-powered Shaheds, alongside Parodiya decoy drones. Sandu highlighted that Russian attacks on Ukraine habitually result in Moldova's airspace violations and explosions within the country's territory.
On September 30, Moldova witnessed three drone invasions as Russia launched a day-long onslaught against Ukraine, extending into the following day. On September 24, suspected Russian drones crashed in Romania and Moldova during a sustained mass drone and missile strike on Ukraine. On August 16, NATO fighter jets successfully shot down a suspected Russian drone that breached Romanian airspace near the Moldovan border.
The following day, on August 17, a Russian S-8000 Banderol cruise missile entered Moldovan airspace during a Russian attack on Odesa, subsequently crashing in a cornfield approximately 3 kilometers outside of the village of Talmaz, in Moldova's Stefan Voda district.
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