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Russian cruise missile traverses Moldovan airspace on route to Ukraine.

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Moldova’s President Maia Sandu stated that a Russian-launched cruise missile violated Moldovan air-space during a wave of strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. According to Ukrainian monitoring, the missile flew approximately 140 km through Moldovan and Romanian air-space before striking its target. Although no casualties were reported in Moldova, the incursion raised serious alarms about Moldova’s air sovereignty and the spill-over risks from Russia’s long-range strike campaign. The dynamic underlines hybrid-warfare patterns: Russia’s use of cross-border missile trajectories to degrade allied/adjacent state security, force defensive posture changes, and impose cost without traditional warfare.

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Moldova
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    Moldova’s President Maia Sandu stated that a Russian-launched cruise missile violated Moldovan air-space during a wave of strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. According to Ukrainian monitoring, the missile flew approximately 140 km through Moldovan and Romanian air-space before striking its target. Although no casualties were reported in Moldova, the incursion raised serious alarms about Moldova’s air sovereignty and the spill-over risks from Russia’s long-range strike campaign. The dynamic underlines hybrid-warfare patterns: Russia’s use of cross-border missile trajectories to degrade allied/adjacent state security, force defensive posture changes, and impose cost without traditional warfare.