Moldovan border police
The Moldovan Border Police is the law enforcement agency within the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Moldova responsible for guarding the state border and controlling border crossing points. It monitors border violations, counters illegal migration, and oversees security along Moldova's land and air frontiers.
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Projectile hits bus at Moldova-Ukraine border crossing, injuring Moldovan officer
On 5 October 2026, a projectile struck a passenger bus and a control cabin at the Palanka-Mayaky-Udobne checkpoint on the Moldova-Ukraine border, lightly injuring a Moldovan border police officer. The crossing was temporarily suspended and later resumed normal operations, with traffic redirected to the nearby Starokozache-Tudora crossing.
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Unidentified drones violated Moldovan airspace over several nights, debris found near Chișinău
Moldovan border police recorded multiple unidentified drones crossing into the country's airspace in the Ștefan Vodă district around midnight on 18–19 September, days after drone debris was found near Chișinău. Ukraine separately notified Moldova that an unknown object had fallen and ignited near the Ukrainian village of Troitske, close to the border. Moldova's Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the incidents, linking them to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while the country's Ministry of Defence said it had not recorded any airspace violation that night.