TIRASPOL, Sept 25 – RIA Novosti. Rocket fragments from a S-300 missile have been found in the village of Kitskany in Transnistria, according to Oleg Belyakov, co-chairman of the Joint Control Commission (JCC) from the unrecognized Transnistrian Moldovan Republic (PMR). The incident occurred on September 25 at 00:54, causing a significant explosion that alarmed the local population in the vicinity of Kitskany. The missile debris fell within the secure zone of Transnistria, specifically on Yunisti Street in Kitskany, which is located ten kilometers away from Tiraspol.
Belyakov stated that military sappers and law enforcement units were immediately dispatched to the scene. The area where the missile fragments landed has been cordoned off, and military observers from the joint peacekeeping forces have arrived. Preliminary investigations conducted by the military command revealed that the debris belonged to a 1968 model of a combat missile from the S-300 system. The explosive part of the projectile has been removed from the site. The incident will be discussed in the upcoming meeting of the Joint Control Commission.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the unrecognized republic released a statement confirming that the discovered missile fragment had been examined and poses no immediate danger. However, the origin of the identified object remains unclear, and its trajectory has not been independently verified, according to the Ministry of Defense of Moldova.
The Joint Control Commission was established in accordance with the Moldovan-Russian agreement on the principles of peaceful settlement of the Transnistrian conflict on July 21, 1992. It consists of representatives from Moldova, Transnistria, and Russia. The JCC monitors the security situation in the Transnistrian security zone and coordinates the activities of the joint peacekeeping forces in the region. This year marks the 31st anniversary of the peacekeeping operation in Transnistria.
