A Ukrainian crossed the Moldovan border with a paraglider and asked for asylum. The police said that the Ukrainian side warned them about a person who crossed the border illegally. Moldovan police spotted a Ukrainian two kilometers from the border. According to data received by RFE/RL from the border guard, about 2,700 cases of illegal border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova were registered from January to October 2026, which is about half the number compared to the corresponding period last year.

A Ukrainian crossed the Moldovan border with a paraglider and asked for asylum. The police said that the Ukrainian side warned them about a person who crossed the border illegally. Moldovan police spotted a Ukrainian two kilometers from the border. According to data received by RFE/RL from the border guard, about 2,700 cases of illegal border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova were registered from January to October 2026, which is about half the number compared to the corresponding period last year.