Transnistria authorities may appeal to Interpol for assistance in investigating the explosion of a Mi-8M helicopter, which occurred using a drone at one of the military units in Tiraspol. This was reported by press service Ministry of State Security of the unrecognized republic.
The message states that, given the current threats, the Pridnestrovian side reserves the right to contact Interpol with a request for assistance in the investigation of the crime.
“Representatives of this international organization will be presented with all available evidence regarding what happened on March 17 this year. act of terrorism,” says the publication.
During a kamikaze drone attack on a military unit in Transnistria on March 17 helicopter burned. No serious material damage occurred: the rotorcraft was written off and used as a training model.
According to eyewitnesses, the Soviet multi-purpose Mi-8M helicopter, which had not flown for a long time, was shot down by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). After the attack, an explosion occurred that started a fire.
On March 18, Moldovan President Maia Sandu stated at a press conference that the attack on a military helicopter in Transnistria this is a provocationin which neither Moldova nor Ukraine is involved.
What happened at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Transnistria on the same day characterized It was considered a terrorist attack and the local Investigation Committee determined that the attack was carried out by an FPV drone.
Previously, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova statedIt was stated that the attack was carried out to create panic among voters in the Russian presidential elections.