The incursions occurred during ongoing Russian attacks against Ukraine. The incidents were tracked in sequence starting at 23:02 on October 15 and concluding around 06:10 on October 16, with the drones moving across various districts including Otaci and Ștefan Vodă.
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5 Russian Drones Violate Moldovan Airspace
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Multiple aircraft entered the borders of Moldova from the direction of Ukraine between late Thursday night and early Friday morning, October 16. Moldova's National Army detected five unauthorized incursions, with one object traveling from the Odesa region toward Ivanovca and others entering through Starokazacie and Mohyliv-Podilskyi. One drone entered near Căplani and later re-entered Moldovan airspace near Purcari before exiting near Dnestrovsc in the Transnistrian region. No crashes or explosions were reported.
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