A Russian Geran-2 came down near the village of Tudora in the Ștefan Vodă district, close to the state border, carrying an active explosive charge. Residents alerted the authorities and bomb disposal specialists evacuated the area for a controlled detonation. Moldova summoned the Russian ambassador and delivered a formal protest note.
An Italian Eurofighter on NATO Baltic Air Policing duty destroyed an unidentified drone over eastern Latvia before dawn on 14 August, the second time the alliance's quick-reaction force has shot one down over the country this year.