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Maria Gerth-Niculescu

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Freelance journalist 🎥 / 📝 / 🎙️ Currently based in 🇲🇩, also covering 🇷🇴 🧢France 24, Libération, Radio France… Past #Senegal #Ethiopia #DW #FigaroInter #BBCAfrique 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇷🇴

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Nick in Moldova @brit-in-moldova.bsky.social · 23h
www.moldpres.md/eng/society/... 4 drones illegally flew through the airspace of Moldova on the night of October 15–16, amid Russia's massive attacks on Ukraine. According to the Air Operations Center of the National Army, the unmanned aircraft entered the national airspace from Ukraine.
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Four drones flew over airspace of Moldova last night
Four drones illegally flew through the airspace of the Republic of Moldova on the night of Octobe...
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Maria Gerth-Niculescu @mariag-n.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
#Romania Another cargo ship was hit by a drone on the Black Sea this morning, 14 nautical miles from Sulina. 7 people are missing while 5 were rescued and airlifted to Romania by helicopter. Last night, several Russian drones were detected over the Black Sea, near Ukraine's Snake Island.
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Navă lovită de drone în Mare Neagră. Cinci marinari au fost transportați la spital, șapte sunt în continuare dispăruți
Este din nou alertă în Marea Neagră, după ce două nave au luat foc în apropiere de Sulina. Președintele Nicușor Dan a confirmat că acestea au fost lovite de drone aeriene. Una dintre nave, aflată la 1...
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 13/10/2026
Today, Ukraine and Moldova take another step towards our Union. Negotiation clusters are now opened on internal market as well as competitiveness and inclusive growth. Ukraine’s and Moldova’s future is in our Union. And we will support them all along the way.
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EU Council @consilium.europa.eu · 13/10/2026
🇪🇺-🇲🇩 Moldova takes another step towards EU membership. The EU and Moldova opened negotiations on clusters 2 and 3, covering internal market, competitiveness and inclusive growth. Taken together, the clusters cover 17 negotiating chapters. More info ➡️ link.europa.eu/7dTvv7
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Accession negotiations with Moldova were formally opened in June 2024. The EU and Moldova also cooperate  in the context of the Eastern Partnership.
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Paula Erizanu @paulaerizanu.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
If Romania’s new designated PM Luca Niculescu does not find support in Parliament by Thursday, on Friday president Nicușor Dan will initiate snap elections, the leader said hotnews.ro/planul-lui-n...
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Maria Gerth-Niculescu @mariag-n.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
One of the cargo ships hit by drones in the Black Sea today was heading for Moldova’s port of Giurgiulești, where it was due to load 5,000 tonnes of sunflower seeds, according to 🇲🇩s Naval Agency.
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Nava Chelsea 3, lovită de drone în Marea Neagră, se îndrepta spre portul Giurgiulești - ipn.md
Una dintre navele ucrainene lovite de drone în Marea Neagră se îndrepta spre portul Giurgiulești. Informația a fost confirmată pentru IPN de directorul
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Cristian Canțâr @cristiancantir.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Drone and missile crashes in Moldova have become much more common as Russia batters Ukraine's infrastructure and targets its civilians. Radio Free Europe has a helpful interactive map that shows both the location and the time of the crashes, which shows a clear recent spike ...
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 06/10/2026
A senior diplomat will try to form a new government as Romania’s prime minister in an attempt to end a five-month stalemate that threatens the country's stability. President Nicușor Dan named Luca Niculescu, secretary of state in the foreign ministry, as prime minister-designate on Monday.
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Diplomat is Romania’s fourth prime ministerial candidate in five months
President Nicușor Dan gives Luca Niculescu the job of trying to break the deadlock and form a government in Bucharest, amid calls for fresh elections. 
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Paula Erizanu @paulaerizanu.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The EU decided disbursing 157 million euros from its Moldova Growth Plan, to go into water, energy and infrastructure projects www.zdg.md/stiri/video-...
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VIDEO/ Comisia Europeană a decis debursarea a încă 157 de milioane de euro din Planul de Creștere pentru Moldova. Tofan: „Asemenea oportunități vin rar. Este responsabilitatea noastră să nu le ratăm”
Comisia Europeană (CE) a decis debursarea a încă 157 de milioane de euro din Planul de Creștere pentru R. Moldova. Anunțul a fost făcut luni, 5 octombrie, de prim-ministrul Vasile Tofan, în cadrul cel...
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Maria Gerth-Niculescu @mariag-n.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#Moldova The Palanca–Maiaki–Udobnoe border crossing was attacked this morning, injuring a 🇲🇩n police officer. Such attacks on the Moldova-Ukraine border are becoming increasingly frequent, coupled with almost daily drone incursions on Moldovan territory. I reported from Palanca a few weeks ago:
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En Moldavie, l’impuissance et l’angoisse face aux drones russes : «Maman, est-ce que la guerre va arriver chez nous ?»
Près de la frontière avec l’Ukraine, de nombreux villages moldaves subissent les conséquences de la guerre voisine, particulièrement les attaques de drones russes. 17 appareils se sont écrasés dans le...
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Maria Gerth-Niculescu @mariag-n.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#Moldova Five drones entered 🇲🇩 airspace last night and exploded in four different regions. Material damage was reported in one village. These incursions are becoming increasingly frequent and are now almost a daily occurrence as 🇷🇺 intensifies its attacks on the Odesa region and Black Sea ports.
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Paula Erizanu @paulaerizanu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Five drones exploded in Moldova this morning, damaging crops and private property, during Russia’s massive attacks of Odesa. Since 2022, around 85 drones crossed Moldovan airspace www.zdg.md/stiri/cinci-...
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Cinci drone au căzut și au explodat în patru raioane
Cinci drone au survolat spațiul aerian al R. Moldova în această dimineață, între 7:45 și 8:00, anunță Sistemul național integrat de monitorizare. Fragmente ale aparatelor au fost găsite în patru raioa...
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David Smith @dsmith890.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Drones overhead. Water running low. Gas prices up 81% in two months. Moldova heads into winter with all three crises at once. This week's Moldova Matters has the full rundown open.substack.com/pub/moldovam...
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Maria Gerth-Niculescu @mariag-n.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The prospect of snap elections, which would mainly benefit 🇷🇴n far-right parties, is drawing closer. But Dan repeatedly rejecting this option and will most likely nominate a new prime minister in the coming days or weeks.
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Maria Gerth-Niculescu @mariag-n.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#Romania No end in sight for the political crisis, 5 months after parliament toppled the government in a no-confidence vote. On Wednesday, a second prime ministerial nominee put forward by President Nicușor Dan failed to secure enough support in parliament.
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Paula Erizanu @paulaerizanu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Breaking: the Muresan designated government failed to gather enough votes in Romanian parliament hotnews.ro/ziua-z-pentr...
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VIDEO Guvernul Mureșan a picat la vot. A obținut mai puține voturi decât Veștea / / După 5 luni de criză politică, România e tot cu Guvern interimar - HotNews.ro
Guvernul Siegfried Mureșan a primit 182 voturi pentru, sub cele 233 necesare pentru învestire. În sală s-au aflat parlamentarii PSD, pentru a fi atins
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Paula Erizanu @paulaerizanu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Breaking: Former Romanian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu is under arrest for 30 days hotnews.ro/calin-george...
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Nick in Moldova @brit-in-moldova.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.moldpres.md/eng/society/... “Water is becoming an increasingly pressing issue for the Republic of Moldova. Drought has led to dramatic declines in water levels in both the Dniester and the Prut,” Maia Sandu wrote.
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President about hydrological crisis: We now all have one responsibility: to ensure that people have tap water
President Maia Sandu is warning about the sharp decline in water levels in the Dniester and Prut ...
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Libération @liberation.fr · 21/09/2026
En Moldavie, l’impuissance et l’angoisse face aux drones russes : «Maman, est-ce que la guerre va arriver chez nous ?» 17 appareils se sont écrasés dans le pays rien qu’en août, plus que durant toute l’année 2025
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En Moldavie, l’impuissance et l’angoisse face aux drones russes : «Maman, est-ce que la guerre va arriver chez nous ?»
Près de la frontière avec l’Ukraine, de nombreux villages moldaves subissent les conséquences de la guerre voisine, particulièrement les attaques de drones russes. 17 appareils se sont écrasés dans le pays rien qu’en août.
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Cristian Canțâr @cristiancantir.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The electoral campaign to elect a new Transnistrian president has begun. The election will take place on Dec. 13, 2026. This is the separatist region's 8th presidential election. Since Transnistria is not recognized by anyone, the elections are illegal, ...
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franceinfo @franceinfo.fr · 16/09/2026
En août, 17 drones se sont écrasés sur le territoire moldave, soit autant que pendant toute l’année 2025. Dans les villages situés près de la frontière ukrainienne, les habitants vivent dans la crainte, tandis que les autorités s’interrogent sur les intentions de Moscou.
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REPORTAGE. "Nous vivons tous dans la peur" : en Moldavie, les incursions de drones russes se multiplient
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13/09/2026
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the calculus changed,” Frankie Mills writes in a guest essay. “Moldova became the European fault line of a new geopolitical reality.”
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Opinion | Moldova Has to Choose Between Russia and Europe
Moldova is a fault line in a new geopolitical reality.
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Paula Erizanu @paulaerizanu.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The film "I Matter" by Alina Serban scooped the Armani Beauty Audience Award at the Venice Film Festival. Șerban is the first Roma director to win a Venice prize and the first Romanian director to get a Venice award for a full length film
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Paula Erizanu @paulaerizanu.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Chilling polls in Romania: far right AUR scores 39,7%, centre left PSD: 18,7%, centre right PNL: 16,3%, centre right USR: 9% in opinion polls amp.dw.com/ro/aur-e-la-...
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Sondaj INSCOP: AUR e la 40%. PSD și PNL nu au împreună atât
AUR conduce detașat în preferințele românilor pentru parlamentare, cu aproape 40% din voturi, potrivit celui mai recent Barometru INSCOP Research. PSD și PNL ocupă următoarele poziții, la mică distanț...
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Frank Elbers @franckelbers.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The @ec.europa.eu is redirecting internal resources to #Moldova 's enlargement process, after Chișinău's reform pace outstripped the department's capacity to keep up with it. #EU_accession www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
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EU Commission scrambles to keep pace with Moldova's accession push
The European Commission is redirecting resources to keep pace with Moldova's fast reform drive, even as its accession stays politically coupled with Ukraine's Hungary-stalled bid. #EuropeNews
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Maria Gerth-Niculescu @mariag-n.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Norwegian State Secretary Bhanuja Rasiah later nuanced the PM's declaration: "There was a drone threat in the airspace over Moldova yesterday, which delayed Zelenskyy's flight on its way to Oslo. These are threats he lives with every day. It is uncertain how close the drones were to his plane".
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Maria Gerth-Niculescu @mariag-n.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
According to Moldovan authorities, the country's airspace was closed after a drone entered its territory, causing delays to several flights departing from Chișinău International Airport, including the one carrying Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Oslo. Flights resumed AFTER the drone crashed in a field.
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Maria Gerth-Niculescu @mariag-n.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
#Moldova Despite international headlines following the Norwegian PM's declaration there is NO clear indication that the drone which entered the 🇲🇩 airspace on 8 Sept was targeting President Zelenskyy's plane, and even less so that his plane was "almost hit" by the drone.
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Chișinăul și Oslo nuanțează declarația premierului norvegian privind avionul lui Zelenski și drona din Moldova
Oficiali de la Chișinău și Oslo au oferit lămuriri după ce prim-ministrul Norvegiei, Jonas Gahr Støre, a declarat că avionul președintelui ucrainean Volodimir Zelenski „aproape că a fost lovit” de o d...
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Cristian Canțâr @cristiancantir.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A sobering statistic about the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Moldova: MD's prime minister said that in August 2026 alone, MD registered airspace violations by 17 drones, more than in 2025 as a whole (source: cabinet meeting, Sep. 9: privesc.eu/arhiva/11210....
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Ședința Guvernului Republicii Moldova din 9 septembrie 2026
„Ședința Guvernului Republicii Moldova din 9 septembrie 2026” — transmisiune live din 09.09.2026, Chișinău, str. Piața Marii Adunări Naționale 1, Guvernul Republicii Moldova, etaj 6 (intrarea din str....
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Cristian Canțâr @cristiancantir.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Lots of recent stories in Moldova illustrating Russia's exhausting and multidimensional hybrid warfare, incl. passportization in Transnistria, more propaganda networks, illegal polling stations in Transnistria for State Duma elections, threats to boycott Gagauz elections, ...
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
#Moldova President Sandu, after Moscow's latest attack on border checkpoints w #Ukraine: “ #Russia frontline is moving further west” Overnight attack on border killed 2 and wounded 3 - Followed a Russian drone incursion into Moldovan airspace a day earlier #UkraineWar
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Maria Gerth-Niculescu @mariag-n.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
#Romania The trial of former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu and former mercenary Horațiu Potra is set to start today at Bucharest's Court of Appeal. They are accused of plotting actions against the constitutional order after the cancellation of the 2024 presidential election.
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Procesul în care Horațiu Potra și Călin Georgescu sunt judecați pentru tentativă de lovitură de stat începe la Curtea de Apel București
Procesul în dosarul în care fostul mercenar Horaţiu Potra, fostul candidat la alegerile prezidenţiale Călin Georgescu şi alţi 20 de inculpaţi sunt acuzaţi de acţiuni împotriva ordinii constituţionale ...
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Maria Gerth-Niculescu @mariag-n.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The drone later crashed into a sunflower field in northern #Moldova according to 🇲🇩n authorities. No human casualties were reported.
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Maria Gerth-Niculescu @mariag-n.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
#Romania RO-Alert warnings were issued in the eastern part of the country following the detection of a drone in the 🇷🇴 airspace. The Iași airport has temporarily suspended all flights. The drone reached Romania after flying over #Moldova. Two Spanish F-18 were deployed to monitor the situation.
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UPDATE. MApN: Dronă detectată deasupra României, la 18 km de Roman. Mesaje Ro-Alert în Iași, Neamț, Vaslui, Botoșani și Suceava
Zborurile pe aeroportul din Iași, suspendate.
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Maria Gerth-Niculescu @mariag-n.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
#Romania 's intelligence service announced the detention of a Russian spy in a joint operation with prosecutors and military intelligence. The man was allegedly preparing acts of sabotage on 🇷🇴n territory including the collection of photo and video material of strategic military assets.
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Libération @liberation.fr · 08/09/2026
L'édito de Sonia Delesalle-Stolper :
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La victoire de l’AfD, une onde de choc en Allemagne qui fait trembler la France
Applaudi par les deux nations sans qui la défaite du nazisme aurait été impossible en 1945, les Etats-Unis et la Russie, le score du parti d’extrême droite doit nous mettre en alerte sur la menace qui plane, en France, pour 2027.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 04/09/2026
Romanian prosecutors indict Andrew Tate for trafficking minors, money laundering reut.rs/4621f9s
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Romanian prosecutors indict Andrew Tate for trafficking minors, money laundering
Romanian prosecutors officially ​indicted social ‌media influencer Andrew Tate on ​Friday for ​trafficking minors, money ⁠laundering, sex ​with a minor ​and witness tampering and his brother ​Tristan ​for complicity, years after ‌they ⁠first began investigating them.
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Le Monde @lemonde.fr · 03/09/2026
Le président roumain Nicusor Dan fragilisé par des révélations sur le chef de sa garde rapprochée
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Le président roumain Nicusor Dan fragilisé par des révélations sur le chef de sa garde rapprochée
Le général Lucian Pahontu, chef du Service de protection et de garde rapprochée est un ancien lieutenant de la Securitate, la police politique secrète roumaine, et aurait également été présent lors de la répression des manifestions de juin 1990.
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Maria Gerth-Niculescu @mariag-n.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The femicide has sparked widespread anger and renewed accusations of flaws within the country's system for protecting victims of domestic violence. On Wednesday, the head of Moldova's Probation Service resigned amid growing scrutiny of the case. 3/3
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Maria Gerth-Niculescu @mariag-n.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The victim and the perpetrator (who committed suicide), were found by their 15-year-old daughter in their home. The man had been able to leave the country for five days and returned the day before the crime. His monitoring bracelet has still not been found. 2/3
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Maria Gerth-Niculescu @mariag-n.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
#Moldova PM Vasile Tofan has announced 5 urgent measures to strengthen the protection of domestic violence victims after a woman was shot by her husband despite a protection order and a court-mandated electronic monitoring bracelet. 1/3
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Paula Erizanu @paulaerizanu.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Romania governance crisis: centre right, reformist PNL and USR MPs boycott parliament meetings after two of them were replaced by far-right AUR and SOS representatives. Protestors say the Social Democrats have de facto created a “toxic majority” with AUR and SOS 1/2
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RFI România @ro.rfi.fr · 01/09/2026
Ucraina: Ruşii au atacat punctul de trecere al frontierei cu România de la Orlivka (Isaccea)
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Ucraina: Ruşii au atacat punctul de trecere al frontierei cu România de la Orlivka (Isaccea)
Ruşii au atacat cu drone punctul de trecere pentru transportul cu feribotul „Orlivka”, situat la graniţa Ucrainei cu România. În prezent, punctul de trecere Orlivka - Isaccea nu funcţionează, iar echipele de intervenţie acţionează pentru stingerea incendiului izbucnit în locul unde a lovit drona, relatează Ukrainska Pravda, potrivit News.ro. 
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Paula Erizanu @paulaerizanu.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
More than 2000 people gathered in the centre of Chisinau this morning to celebrate Romanian Language Day in the Great National Dictation. On this day in 1989, following mass demonstrations, the cyrillic alphabet was replaced by the latin script
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Nick in Moldova @brit-in-moldova.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
On independence day here, I just wanted to post something positive. #Moldova is a delightful country, with friendly people, magnificent wine, great places to eat, and much more. People seem to expect a grim ex-Soviet gulag! I've never regretted moving here, not for one minute. You should visit!
The bell tower in the city centre.The gorge and monastery at Orheil Vechi.Christmas decorationsThe wine caves of Milesti Mici
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Five drones violated Moldovan airspace.
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On the night before Moldova's Independence Day, our airspace was violated by not one, but five drones. A separate drone was also found on the ground in Moldova.
We have repeatedly warned about the unacceptable risks posed by Russia's war against Ukraine. Yet another Russian attack on Ukraine has once again resulted in violations of Moldova's airspace.
These incidents are another reminder of the need to strengthen our national security and our ability to protect our citizens.
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Europa Libera Moldova - moldova.europalibera.org [Unofficial] @moldova.europalibera.org.web.brid.gy · 27/08/2026
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Cinci drone au traversat teritoriul R. Moldova în ajunul Zilei Independenței. Alta s-a prăbușit
Cinci drone despre care autoritățile de la Chișinău spun că au folosite în atacurile rusești asupra Ucrainei au survolat în noaptea de 26 spre 27 martie teritoriul R. Moldova.
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FRANCE 24 @france24.com · 16/08/2026
En Roumanie, un drone abattu par un avion de combat espagnol
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En Roumanie, un drone abattu par un avion de combat espagnol
Entré dans l'espace aérien roumain près des frontières avec l'Ukraine et la Moldavie, un drone a été abattu dimanche par un avion de combat espagnol en mission dans ce pays de l'Otan, selon le ministre roumain de la Défense. La Roumanie est l'un des États les plus exposés aux conséquences de la guerre en Ukraine parmi les membres de l'Alliance atlantique.
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RFI România @ro.rfi.fr · 14/08/2026
Tulcea: Dronă prăbuşită în apropierea localităţii Luncaviţa
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Tulcea: Dronă prăbuşită în apropierea localităţii Luncaviţa
  O explozie urmată de incendiu s-a produs vineri după ce o dronă a fost observată în apropierea localităţii Luncaviţa, din judeţul Tulcea, şi s-ar fi prăbuşit în zona carierei Cetăţuia, au anunţat reprezentanţii Inspectoratului pentru Situaţii de Urgenţă al judeţului Tulcea.
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