On August 22, 2026, a drone, likely of the Shahed-138 type, illegally crossed Moldova's airspace amid Russian attacks on Ukraine. The incident occurred as the drone flew over Moldovan territory and returned to Ukraine. On September 8, Moldova officially reported this breach.
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On 22 August, a drone illegally crossed into Moldovan airspace amid Russian attacks on Ukraine. The Shahed-138 drone entered from the Odesa region, flew over Moldova, and returned to Ukraine. The incident occurred during a series of Russian drone strikes on Ukrainian cities.
On September 8, 2026, Moldova's Ministry of Defence reported a violation of the country's airspace by a Russian "Shahed" drone. The drone was in Moldova's airspace for about 17 minutes before crossing into Romania and later returned, crashing in Moldova.
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