A missile has been discovered in Moldova near the Ukrainian border after a recent Russian missile attack on Ukraine.

Officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Moldova have found a missile near the border with Ukraine, in the vicinity of the town of Briceni, as Moldovan news outlet Newsmaker reports. It was found by a border police patrol, as border control had been tightened because of a previous attack.

The police and border guards cordoned off the area and emergency crews are expected to arrive at the scene.

A similar incident occurred on the morning of 31 October: fragments of a missile shot down by the Ukrainian anti-aircraft system fell on the territory of Moldova after a drone attack on the Dnister dam on Ukrainian territory, 1 km from the dam in the village of Naslavcea. In response, the Moldovan Foreign Ministry announced the expulsion of one Russian diplomat after the incident; in response, Russia expelled one Moldovan diplomat.

During the Russian attack on Ukraine on 10 October, at least three missiles flew over the territory of Moldova; in view of this fact, the Moldovan Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian ambassador.