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Moldova Proposes Drone Intercept Law After Russian Incursions

6/8/2026

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President Maia Sandu announced new drone legislation to create a domestic interceptor-drone capability.
She said Russian drones have crossed Moldovan airspace more than twenty times without a military response.
Sandu cited a drone strike in Galati, Romania that injured two people as evidence of the threat.
She proposed public-private partnerships and foreign investment to assemble experts and acquire Ukrainian interceptor technology.

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President Maia Sandu announced new drone legislation to create a domestic interceptor-drone capability.
She said Russian drones have crossed Moldovan airspace more than twenty times without a military response.
Sandu cited a drone strike in Galati, Romania that injured two people as evidence of the threat.
She proposed public-private partnerships and foreign investment to assemble experts and acquire Ukrainian interceptor technology.