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title: "MFA condemns the August 20 attack on Ukraine, noting a drone entered Moldova's airspace"
url: https://moldova1.md/p/83580/mfa-condemns-the-august-20-attack-on-ukraine-noting-a-drone-entered-moldova-s-airspace
published: 2026-08-20T08:51:10Z
language: en
author: "Nicoleta Borodin"
section: "Political"
source: moldova1.md
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# MFA condemns the August 20 attack on Ukraine, noting a drone entered Moldova's airspace

> The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Republic of Moldova condemns the massive missile and drone attack that occurred on the night of August 20 against Ukraine, resulting in at least 12 deaths and many injuries.

![Platform X, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine](https://storage.moldova1.md/images/5ff967d8-6a3c-432a-bd68-eb64f34a654f.jpg)

*Sursa: Platform X, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine*

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Republic of Moldova condemns the massive missile and drone attack that occurred on the night of August 20 against Ukraine, resulting in at least 12 deaths and many injuries.

*"We strongly condemn the massive combined attack with missiles and drones launched overnight against Ukraine, which targeted civilian, energy, railway and logistics infrastructure. Several people were killed and dozens injured,"* reads a message published by the MFA on the X platform.

The ministry specifies that one of the drones that targeted Ukraine also crossed the airspace of the Republic of Moldova.

The authorities qualify the incident as *"a new violation of international law and a serious threat to the sovereignty and security"* of the Republic of Moldova.

*"Moldova expresses its full solidarity with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people,"* the MFA said.

> We strongly condemn the massive combined missile and drone attack launched overnight against Ukraine, targeting civilian, energy, railway and logistics infrastructure. Multiple people were killed and dozens injured. One of the drones targeting Ukraine also crossed the airspace… https://t.co/xh5ZBCZ9eu — 🇲🇩 MFA Moldova (@MoldovaMFA) August 20, 2026

We remind you that following the massive attack on Kiev during the night of August 20, there are now at least 12 confirmed dead and 33 injured. In response, the Ukrainian authorities have declared Friday, August 21, a day of national mourning in the capital.

On this day, flags will be lowered to half-mast on all municipal buildings. It is also recommended that state flags be lowered to half-mast on both public and private institutions throughout the capital. Additionally, all entertainment events are prohibited in Kyiv on August 21. Efforts to address the aftermath of the attack continue in the Solomiansky, Sviatoshinsky, and Darnytsky districts of the city. As of now, it has been reported that 12 people have lost their lives in Kiev, according to the mayor, Vitali Klitschko, who shared this information on social media.

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Following the attack, damage and fires were reported in the Sviatoshyn, Darnytsia, and Solomyansk districts.

In the Sviatoshyn district, a strike targeted an industrial facility. Rescue teams responded to extinguish fires that broke out in two warehouses measuring 500 and 1,000 square meters, as well as in a third warehouse measuring 500 square meters.

In the Solomyansk district, the eighth and ninth floors of a nine-story apartment building were destroyed, and the fire spread to the seventh through ninth floors.

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During the massive airstrikes launched by the Russian Federation on Ukraine last night, a Russian drone crossed the airspace of the Republic of Moldova without authorization. The drone was monitored for six minutes, from 03:16 to 03:22, over the town of Etulia in the Gagauz Autonomous Region.

Surveillance systems of the National Army tracked the drone, preliminarily identified as a Shahed 136 (Geran-2), as it entered national airspace from the Ukrainian town of Cotlovina in the Reni district, moving towards Etulia.

The drone exited the Republic of Moldova's territory at 03:22 and re-entered Ukrainian airspace.

At the same time, another drone entered Romanian airspace, approximately 13 kilometers east of the municipality of Galați. At 03:24, this drone fell roughly four kilometers northeast of the town of Grindu in Tulcea County, landing in an unpopulated area.