2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Hundreds of Ukrainians are crossing the border, according to PresidentMaia Sandu. The country also closes its airspace to commercial aircraft.[1]
3 March – Moldova officially applies to joining the European Union (EU).[4] This is not well-received in Transnistria, a breakaway unrecognized state internationally recognized as part of Moldova, which demands its recognition as an independent state.[5]
26 April –
Supreme Security Council convenes an emergency meeting after yesterday's attacks in the breakaway Transnistria. PresidentMaia Sandu says that the attacks were aimed at "destabilizing the situation in the region", and also says that the military will improve combat readiness and increase patrols on the border with Transnistria.[6]
1 May – Ukrainian intelligence officials report that Russia is poised to launch a second front from the breakaway area of Transnistria in order to take over the rest of Moldova.[7]
9 August – Russia bans the import of agricultural products from Moldova from August 15 due to "repeated detection of dangerous quarantine objects in Moldovan products entering Russia".[11]
10 October – Moldova confirms that Russian Navy warships in the Black Sea fired cruise missiles through its airspace to strike targets inside Ukraine. The Russian ambassador is subsequently summoned by Moldovan authorities to explain the violation.[12]
12 October –
missile attacks hit critical infrastructure of the country.[13]
31 October – Russia launches another wave of missile attacks over Ukraine, and a missile falls within Moldovan territory, in the village of Naslavcea.[14]
5 December – Due to another wave of Russian missile strikes against Ukraine, a missile again falls within Moldova, close to the city of Briceni.[15]