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title: "Motorised hang-glider breaches Moldova's airspace near Larga"
url: https://moldova1.md/p/88645/motorised-hang-glider-breaches-moldova-s-airspace-near-larga
published: 2026-10-26T15:14:04Z
language: en
author: "Dumitru Petruleac"
section: "Social"
source: moldova1.md
---

# Motorised hang-glider breaches Moldova's airspace near Larga

> A motorised hang-glider entered Moldova’s airspace from Ukraine’s Chernivtsi region at 1:13 p.m. on Monday, October 26, and was detected near Larga in Briceni district, authorities said.

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A motorised hang-glider entered Moldova’s airspace from Ukraine’s Chernivtsi region at 1:13 p.m. on Monday, October 26, and was detected near Larga in Briceni district, authorities said.

**Border Police investigates the incident**

The aircraft entered Moldovan airspace at 1:13 p.m., according to the Ministry of Defence. Surveillance systems located it at 1:32 p.m. near the village of Larga in the northern Briceni district.

Moldova’s Border Police is investigating the incident as a suspected illegal crossing of the country’s state border. Authorities have not provided further details about the aircraft or the circumstances of the flight.

Translation by **Iurie Tataru**

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