| Date | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Tracker | European Airspace Violations |
| Type | Incursion |
| Location |
Pervomaisc, Transnistria, Moldova
46.74, 29.96 (approximate) |
Moldova's Ministry of Defence said the National Army's Air Operations Service tracked two unauthorised flights through national airspace on 7 October 2026, during large-scale Russian attacks on Ukraine. The first was detected at 08:43 and left a minute later towards Limanske, in Ukraine's Odesa region. The second was detected at 20:04 near Pervomaisc, in the south of the Transnistrian region, and left national airspace at 20:05, again heading towards Limanske. The ministry did not say what either object was or name an operator, and no damage was reported.
| Date | Type | Incident |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | Strike | Drone strikes a telecom mast and explodes at Hîrbovăț as three drones cross Moldova |
| 3 Oct 2026 | Strike | Three missiles and two drones explode across four Moldovan districts |
| 10 Oct 2026 | Strike | Drone with an explosive warhead crashes into a forest near Geamăna, undetected by radar |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Incursion | Four aerial targets cross into Romanian airspace off Sulina in three waves |
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