US EditionMoldova briefly shuts airspace after new drone breach
Moldova shut its airspace for about 70 minutes after Russian drones endangered flights, marking the third breach in just over a week amid regional conflict tensions.
- Moldova briefly closed its airspace on Saturday for one hour and 10 minutes between 22:43 and 23:53 after two unidentified drones illegally flew over, the defence ministry said.
- This was the third breach in just over a week, following a cluster of six drones earlier this week, with one crashing on Moldova's territory.
- Moldovan radars failed to pick up Gerbera-type drones, confirmed by Ukrainian border authorities, while two aeroplanes from Paris and Barcelona were diverted to Romania and another plane was grounded.
- On Wednesday, Moldova summoned Russia's envoy Oleg Ozerov, placing the recovered drone outside its foreign ministry and handing him a protest note as the defence ministry condemned the acts as 'hostile acts of intimidation'.
- Since President Maia Sandu took office in 2020, ties with Russia have frayed, with Moldova's parliament ordering the closure of a Russian cultural centre in Chișinău as Sandu pushes for EU entry by 2030.
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Moldova Says Russian Drones Entered Its Airspace Again, Posing Aviation Threat
CHISINAU—Moldovan authorities said on Saturday that Russian drones had entered the country’s airspace, posing a threat to aviation, in the third such incident in nine days. President Maia Sandu, who wants to bring Moldova into the European Union by 2030, has denounced Russia’s war in Ukraine and accused Moscow of attempting to destabilise the ex-Soviet state, which lies between Ukraine and EU member Romania. The latest incident coincided with a …
Moldovan authorities said today that Russian drones had entered the country's airspace and posed a threat to aviation, the third such incident in the last nine days.
Moldova Shuts Airspace After Russian Drone Intrusions
Moldova closed its airspace after Russian drones intruded, posing threats to aviation. President Sandu, aiming for EU membership by 2030, criticized Russia's actions and suggested destabilizing intents. The incidents have strained Moldova-Russia relations, with diplomatic responses and the closure of a Russian cultural center in Chisinau.
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