Moldova Carries Out 'Controlled Detonations' Of Debris From Likely Russian Missile

Moldova's Internal Affairs Ministry said in a statement that an on-site investigation turned up about 80 kilograms of explosives in the remains of the rocket, discovered January 14 near Larga, in the Briceni district.

Authorities in Moldova said on January 15 that specialist teams have carried out "controlled detonations" of explosives that were discovered in rocket debris that border officials found in a northern village near the border with Ukraine. Moldova's Internal Affairs Ministry said in a statement that an on-site investigation turned up about 80 kilograms of explosives in the remains of the rocket, discovered January 14 near Larga, in the Briceni district. It was the third time remains of missiles from Russian strikes against Ukraine have reached Moldova, the border police said. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Moldovan Service, click here.