Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova
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Drone debris found in four Moldovan districts after explosions near Ukrainian border
On the morning of 3 October 2026, drone debris was found in four districts of Moldova — Kaushany (Căușeni), Ștefan Vodă, Hîncești and Anenii Noi — after residents reported explosions. No casualties or injuries were reported. Moldovan authorities said the incident occurred against the backdrop of a large-scale Russian drone barrage on neighbouring Ukraine, and President Maia Sandu said the Russian war was "dangerously approaching Moldova."
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Drone crashes in Moldova during Russian mass strike on Ukraine; Chișinău summons Russian envoy
A drone entered Moldovan airspace on the morning of 30 September 2026 and exploded after colliding with a communications mast near the village of Hyrbovăț in Anenii Noi district, during a large Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine. A second drone was detected later in the morning, Moldova temporarily shut parts of its sky, the foreign minister condemned the violation, and the Russian ambassador was summoned.
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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.