Five Russian missiles and drones exploded over Moldova's airspace, President Maia Sandu said, in the latest violation of the country's airspace during Moscow's ongoing air campaign against Ukraine.

Sandu's statement confirms that debris from Russian ordnance crossed into and detonated over Moldovan territory, extending a pattern of airspace incursions that has repeatedly forced Moldovan authorities to close their skies during large-scale Russian attacks.

The disclosure comes as Russia continues to conduct massed missile and drone strikes against Ukrainian cities and infrastructure. Attack routes from Russian launch points frequently transit or skirt Moldovan airspace, particularly for drones and cruise missiles approaching western Ukraine from the south and east.

Moldova, a non-NATO neighbor of Ukraine and home to a small aviation sector centered on Chisinau International Airport, has repeatedly suspended civil flight operations during such attacks. Each closure carries direct consequences for carriers operating into the country, forcing diversions, delays and schedule disruptions for airlines serving the Moldovan capital.

The violations also affect adjacent flight information regions. Civil aviation authorities across southeastern Europe — including Romania, which sits directly on Moldova's western border and hosts NATO air policing assets — have had to respond to Russian ordnance traversing or approaching controlled airspace during major strike waves.

Sandu has previously accused Russia of weaponizing airspace violations against Moldova, and Moldovan authorities have logged repeated incidents of missile and drone wreckage falling on Moldovan territory since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022.

The president's latest statement did not specify the exact date, location or type of the five projectiles involved. It confirms only that the ordnance — a mix of missiles and drones — exploded over Moldovan airspace rather than merely transiting it.

For aviation operators in the region, the incident reinforces the security risk calculus that has shaped flight planning over Moldova, Ukraine and parts of the Black Sea region since 2022. Several carriers have suspended or curtailed Moldovan routes, and insurers continue to price elevated risk premiums for operations in airspace within range of Russian strike corridors.

Moldovan civil aviation authorities are expected to continue the practice of preemptive airspace closures during major Russian attack waves, with further incursions likely as long as the strike campaign against Ukraine continues.