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Ukrainian crosses the border with Moldova on a motorized paraglider and requests asylum

On October 26, a citizen of Ukraine crossed the border with Moldova on a motorized paraglider along the Chernivtsi — Larga route. Moldovan border guards, having received a warning from their Ukrainian colleagues, found the man approximately two kilometers from the demarcation line. During the check, he requested asylum. The investigation is ongoing, and no decision has yet been made on his request.

Aziz Karimov
3 min read
Incidents

A Ukrainian married his girlfriend's mother to leave the country but was exposed at the border with Moldova

A 37-year-old Ukrainian officially married his girlfriend's 52-year-old mother three months ago in order to leave the country posing as an escort for his disabled wife. At the Mohyliv-Podilskyi checkpoint on the border with Moldova, the spouses got tangled up in their statements, and the man admitted to the sham marriage. He was turned back, and the materials were handed over to the police for examination under the article on illegal transportation of people across the border, Ukraine's State Border Guard Service reported.

Aziz Karimov
2 min read
World

At the Ukraine-Moldova border, a man was denied exit due to a sham marriage with his future mother-in-law

Ukraine's border service reported an attempt by a 37-year-old resident of the country to travel to Moldova through a marriage with a 52-year-old woman who turned out to be his future mother-in-law. At the Mohyliv-Podilskyi crossing point, the spouses gave contradictory statements, the man was denied border crossing, and a report was sent to the police under the article on illegal transportation of persons across the border.

Javlon Tursunov
2 min read
World

Moldova did not renew the environmental permit of the Rybnitsa plant, restricting its exports and imports

The environmental permit of the Moldova Metallurgical Plant in Rybnitsa expired on October 20, 2026, and Chisinau did not renew it. The Customs Service confirmed it will not process operations requiring the expired document. Production may continue using existing raw material stocks, and obtaining a new integrated permit, according to authorities' estimates, will take at least three to four months.

Javlon Tursunov
2 min read
World

In Bălți, Vandals Tore a Bas-Relief Off a Monument to Soviet Soldiers

Unknown perpetrators damaged a monument to Soviet servicemen in Bălți in northern Moldova, tearing off a bas-relief depicting a soldier. This was reported by Alexei Petrovich, head of the Coordination Council of Russian Compatriots. According to him, this is already the second case of vandalism against military monuments in the city.

Sevara Azamova
1 min read