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Romania destroys a sea drone and finds aerial drone debris on its soil amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine
Both incidents occurred during the same overnight barrage that also triggered air defense activations in Poland and Moldova.
Russian Shaheds hit near Moldova-border crossing, burn food cargo, and black out 13,000 in Odesa Oblast
The Odesa strikes were part of a combined Russian attack across Ukraine. A suspected Shahed also crossed into Moldova, and a drone crashed in Romania.
Blast marks Moldova’s third airspace breach in nine days
Ukraine’s Air Force reported that a Russian Banderol crossed the border, but Moldovan investigators could not conclusively identify the wreckage.
Moldova overtakes every EU country as Ukraine’s top dairy buyer
Ukraine is selling less dairy abroad and importing more—while Moldova, rather than an EU country, has become its largest foreign customer.
Ukraine and Moldova discuss rail corridor for grain amid Russian Black Sea attacks
Kyiv is requesting a 50 percent discount on transport costs as Chisinau seeks guarantees on cargo volumes, Reuters reports.
ISW: Russia strikes the Mayaki bridge linking southern Ukraine to Romania and Moldova
Moscow's overnight hit on the M-15 highway forced Kyiv to halt traffic toward the Danube ports, its main grain outlet after sea exports collapsed.
Twelve kilometers from the war, a drone blast set a Moldovan field alight
Farther south, Bulgaria's defense ministry judged a separate drone that exploded near its gas network to be a Ukrainian decoy that strayed off course.
EU “remains ambitious” on opening all Ukraine clusters as several capitals hold back
A senior diplomat said the bloc wants everything open "as soon as possible" but refused to name the member states raising objections.
Russia’s cultural center shuts down in Moldova as Chișinău cuts another Moscow link
The Russian House in Chișinău ceased operations after Moldova ended the bilateral agreement governing the center, the latest step in the country's efforts to reduce Russian influence.
Hungary again stalls key EU move on Ukraine and Moldova membership negotiations
Ukraine and Moldova’s EU membership path faces renewed uncertainty after Hungary stalled a key unanimous procedural move required to continue accession negotiations, according to EU diplomats.
Russian services collecting Moldovans’ data for fraud operations, security agency warns
SIS says coordinated data harvesting feeds transnational scam networks targeting citizens’ banking and personal information.
EU opens first accession talks cluster for Ukraine and Moldova after years of delays and vetoes
The European Union has opened the first cluster of accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova, marking the formal start of negotiations on core political and legal standards.
Russia recycles its Moldova script to brand Armenia’s election illegitimate, ISW says
Hours after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract took 49.81%, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova alleged "unprecedented Western pressure"—and Rosrybolovstvo threatened fresh import bans.
France joins European chorus condemning Russian overnight strikes that killed 18 across Ukraine
Foreign ministries in Paris, Vilnius, Tallinn, and Chișinău urged tougher pressure on Moscow after the missile and drone barrage on Kyiv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv.
Moscow’s drone hits 10-story apartment block in Romania, injuring two as Russia fires 232 UAVs at Ukraine
The long-range kamikaze UAV crashed through the roof of a residential tower in Galați and set a top-floor flat ablaze. Two F-16s and a helicopter that were in the air did nothing to prevent the strike. At least five were injured in Ukraine.
Most Ukrainians would back sending troops to defend Poland, Baltics, and Moldova from Russia
Some 73% say their army is already defending Europe, not just Ukraine — a figure unchanged since 2022.
Putin’s new Transnistria citizenship decree is about finding more soldiers for war against Ukraine — Moldova’s president
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on 15 May that fast-tracks Russian citizenship for residents of Transnistria.…
Russia fast-tracks citizenship for Moldova’s occupied Transnistria – a familiar playbook returns
Russia has eased citizenship rules for residents of the Moldovan breakaway region Transnistria, reviving a policy approach previously used in other contested regions.
Ukraine is building multi-layered shield along border with Russian-occupied Transnistria — 50 km from biggest port city
Russian Troops have been stationed there since 1992.