Attacks near the border
On October 8, Minister of National Defence, Radu Miruță, participated in the third edition of the Moldova Security Forum held in Chișinău, at the invitation of his counterpart from the Republic of Moldova, Anatolie Nosatîi.
On the night of October 5 to 6, the radar surveillance system of the Ministry of National Defence detected two aerial targets operating in the Ukrainian airspace, near the river border with Romania.
On the night of October 4 - 5, the radar surveillance system of the Ministry of National Defence detected an aerial target moving east of Vylkove, Ukraine, in the vicinity of the Romanian border.
Data updated on 6 October 2026
The reported figures are grouped by year and by incident category.
| Period | Attacks near the border | Scrambled Aircraft | Unauthorized Access | Drones shot down | Drone/identified fragments | Naval mines neutralized, drifting in the EEZ or washed ashore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since the beginning of the war | 153 | 103 | 49 | 4 | 81 | 9 |
| 2026 | 86 | 68 | 30 | 4 | 44 | 2 |
| 2025 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 2024 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2023 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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