Ukrainian Air Defense Forces
Ukrainian air defence is the system of anti-aircraft forces responsible for detecting, intercepting and destroying aerial threats such as missiles, drones and aircraft. Its expansion and modernisation accelerated sharply following the start of the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, as Ukraine began receiving Western air-defence systems and missiles. Operational command rests with the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the core components are anti-aircraft missile troops and fighter aviation.
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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.