{"id":119655,"date":"2026-08-09T14:49:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T11:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/moldova-police-a-drone-exploded-in-the-stefan-voda-district-and-caused-a-fire\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T16:41:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T13:41:04","slug":"moldova-police-a-drone-exploded-in-the-stefan-voda-district-and-caused-a-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/moldova-police-a-drone-exploded-in-the-stefan-voda-district-and-caused-a-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Moldova Police: A drone exploded in the Stefan Voda district and caused a fire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A drone crashed and exploded in the Republic of Moldova. The incident occurred on August 9 in the town of Crocmaz, in the \u0218tefan Vod\u0103 district.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Law enforcement was informed about the explosion after 13:00. At the scene, fragments of a combat drone were found and a vegetation fire broke out.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Preliminarily, no one has suffered. Specialized services intervened on the spot, to establish the circumstances of the incident.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Images of the detected drone pieces have been published by the local press. The locality of Crocmaz is located on the border of the Republic of Moldova with Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A drone crashed and exploded in the Republic of Moldova. The incident occurred on August 9 in the town of Crocmaz, in the \u0218tefan Vod\u0103 district. Law enforcement was informed about the explosion after 13:00. At the scene, fragments of a combat drone were found and a vegetation fire broke out. 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