PHOTO // Initial police findings: aircraft crashed in Talmaza shows characteristics similar to drone-missile

The initial findings of the Police show that the unmanned aircraft that crashed this evening in the outskirts of the village of Talmaza, Ștefan Vodă district, has characteristics similar to those of a drone-missile equipped with a turbojet propulsion system.

Specialists from the Police Technical and Explosive Division examined the aircraft and the impact site, identifying in an agricultural cornfield a crater with a diameter of approximately two meters and a depth of about 50 centimeters. The blast wave extended over an area of approximately 45 × 20 meters.

At the scene, fragments of the ailerons were found, including elements of the servo-control system, as well as the propulsion system, represented by a turbojet engine. Several fragments of the aircraft’s body, made of fiberglass, were also identified, along with fragmented electronic blocks, possibly components of the control system.

“Preliminarily, the components found at the scene show similarities to those used on aircraft of the drone-missile type, equipped with a turbojet propulsion system,” the Police specify.

At the same time, law enforcement note that, at this stage, it is not possible to definitively identify the type of aircraft, since information on its technical-tactical parameters and specific identification markings is lacking.

The incident occurred this evening, following the aircraft’s impact with the ground. As a result of the explosion, nearby vegetation caught fire.

The Ministry of Defense announced that the airspace surveillance systems of the National Army detected, at 17:37, the entry into the airspace of the Republic of Moldova of an aerial object, on the Cuciurgan–Tiraspol route. Measures were immediately taken to close the airspace in the Central sector for a period of 15 minutes.

The Police state that several expert analyses and specialized investigations are to be carried out to determine the exact type of aircraft, its technical characteristics, and all the circumstances of the incident.

Specialists from the Technical and Explosive Division continue to work at the scene.