Moldova

Moldova overtakes Azerbaijan as top buyer of Ukrainian butter in export shift

Moldova became the biggest buyer of Ukrainian butter in January-February 2026, overtaking Azerbaijan, while Ukraine’s total butter exports fell 11.1% year over year to 1,600 metric tons and export revenue dropped 27.7% to $9.4 million, Agrotimes.ua reported, citing data from the State Customs Service.

1 April, 12:11 PM

Moldova suspends 70% of bus routes amid sharp fuel price rise — deputy PM

Moldovan road transport operators have suspended about 70% of regular passenger routes, Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Bolea said, Interfax-Ukraine reported on March 27.

27 March, 10:28 AM

Drone debris found 2 km from Ukraine border in southern Moldova

Fragments of an unidentified drone were found in southern Moldova about 2 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, Moldova’s Border Police said in a statement on Telegram on March 17.

17 March, 06:32 PM

Moldova hands Russia polluted Dniester water in protest

Moldova summoned Russia’s Ambassador Oleg Ozerov and handed him a bottle of polluted Dniester River water along with a protest note over a Russian strike on Ukraine’s Dniester Hydroelectric Power Station that caused an oil products spill threatening Moldova’s drinking water supply, the Moldovan Foreign Ministry reported on March 17.

17 March, 06:01 PM

Moldova declares ecological alert after Russian strike on Ukrainian dam

An oil spill caused by a Russian strike on the Novodnistrovsk Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) threatens Moldova's water supply, prompting an ecological alert, Moldovan President Maia Sandu wrote on X on March 15.

16 March, 09:07 AM

Moldova asks EU for help with Dniester River contamination from Russian attack

Moldova has asked the European Union to help deal with contamination of the Dniester River after a Russian strike on a Ukrainian HPP caused a transformer oil spill, the Moldovan government said on March 13.

13 March, 11:05 PM

Russian attack contaminates Dniester River; pollution reaches Moldova

A Russian attack on the Dniester Hydroelectric Power Plant in Chernivtsi Oblast caused a leak of transformer oil into the Dniester River, Ukrainian authorities said on March 12.

13 March, 02:33 AM

Ukraine resumes minimal electricity exports amid surplus

Ukraine resumed electricity exports at minimal levels on March 5, delivering only 12 MWh to Moldova during nighttime hours of surplus generation, energy outlet ExPro reported.

5 March, 07:50 PM

Moldova jails three suspects in plot to carry out contract killings in Ukraine

A court in Chișinău ordered three people held for 30 days pending charges after they were arrested on suspicion of plotting contract killings in Ukraine, Moldovan authorities said on Feb. 20.

21 February, 01:24 AM

Polish police arrest Moldovan man trying to halt fuel train to Ukraine

Polish police arrested a 25-year-old Moldovan citizen who tried to derail a 37-car fuel train headed from Szczecin toward the Ukrainian border by activating emergency brakes on three tank cars, RMF24 reported on Feb. 17.

18 February, 12:14 PM

Ukraine, Moldova agree on new power transmission lines

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Moldovan PM Alexandru Muntianu discussed bilateral energy infrastructure projects during a meeting in Kyiv, Zelenskyy said on Feb. 10.

10 February, 10:09 PM

Moldova's PM visits Kyiv, pledges support

Moldovan Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu arrived in Kyiv for an official visit, according to his Feb. 10 X post.

10 February, 11:22 AM

Moldova reports third drone discovery since start of year

An unidentified drone was found in Moldova near the village of Sofia in the Drochia district, marking the third such incident recorded in the country since the start of 2026, Moldovan police said on Feb. 7.

7 February, 12:00 PM

Moldova halts traffic at border with Ukraine due to power outages

Traffic and cargo crossings at the Ukraine–Moldova border were temporarily suspended due to power outages, according to the State Customs Service of Ukraine on Jan. 31.

31 January, 02:08 PM

Shmyhal explains cause of emergency power outages in Ukraine

A technical failure on cross-border and domestic power transmission lines triggered cascading outages across Ukraine’s energy system, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Telegram on Jan. 31.

31 January, 12:46 PM

Moldova finds Russian drone with explosives near Ukraine border

A drone approximately 2.5 meters long was discovered in the garden of a non-residential building in the village of Crocmaz, Ștefan Vodă district, Moldova’s Foreign Ministry reported on X on Jan. 22.

22 January, 07:24 PM

Ukraine, Romania, and Moldova to form joint Chamber of Commerce

Romania has launched an initiative to create a trilateral Chamber of Commerce and Industry with Ukraine and Moldova, Ukraine’s state news agency Ukrinform reported on Jan 21.

21 January, 08:17 PM

Moldova condemns violation of its airspace by Russian drone

Moldova’s Foreign Ministry reacted to the crash of a Russian Gerbera-type drone in the Telenești district, saying such incidents pose a direct threat to national security and violate the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, Realitatea reported on Jan. 18.

18 January, 11:36 AM

Smuggler hides seven men in truck bound for Moldova

A foreign national attempted to smuggle seven men into Moldova in a truck loaded with beer in Chernivtsi Oblast, Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported on Jan. 12.

13 January, 01:50 PM

Border crossings into Moldova closed after Russian drone strike on Odesa Oblast

A Russian drone strike on a bridge along the Odesa–Reni highway has forced a temporary closure of two border checkpoints between Ukraine and Moldova, Moldovan border police said on Dec. 18.

18 December 2025, 09:29 PM

Moldova

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9