The explosive detected in the rocket debris will be detonated under the control of the experts
Mixed teams of experts from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Defense will intervene today for the controlled detonation of the explosive, detected in other rocket debris, later discovered following the expansion of the investigations carried out on the spot last night. , in the area of Larga.
According to the Ministry of Defense, a team of engineers from the "Codru" Engineer Battalion of the National Army went to the scene at 3:00 in the morning. The group is currently searching the area to gather all the components of the explosive object. Afterwards, the military engineers, together with the specialists from the responsible institutions, will destroy, on the spot, the explosive of the rocket, under conditions of maximum security.
According to the preliminary data of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the warhead of the rocket is fed with approximately 80 kilograms of explosive material.
We remind you that in the morning of this day, police patrols informed the inhabitants of the villages of Pavlovca and Larga to keep their distance and not to approach the security zone imposed by the authorities for protection. Access to the area where the detonation will take place was also blocked. At the same time, the Ukrainian authorities were also informed about the existence of the explosive from the warhead of the crashed missile.
On Saturday, January 14, debris from a missile fell on the territory of the Republic of Moldova, in the town of Larga in the Briceni district, resulting from the Russian missile attacks launched on Ukraine. The authorities in Chisinau strongly condemned the attacks on the neighbouring country, stating that once again, the Republic of Moldova is suffering, and Russia's barbaric attacks show a lack of respect for the sovereignty of our country.
This is the third case in which remnants of missiles from the bombing of Ukraine fall on the territory of the Republic of Moldova.
