Overview
- Moldovan police detained two suspects after a truck stopped at the Leuşeni–Albița checkpoint was found with weapons; authorities say the vehicle did not cross from Ukraine and the items differ from models rumored in local media, with the investigation ongoing.
- Moldova summoned Russia’s ambassador after an unidentified UAV crossed its airspace overnight on November 19, calling the breach a serious violation of national sovereignty.
- Russia’s defense ministry said a strike-drone unit hit a temporary Ukrainian position on the right bank of the Dnipro in Kherson, as Ukraine declared air-raid alerts across multiple regions including Kyiv and explosions were reported in Dnipro.
- Russia’s Belgorod region reported more than 90 Ukrainian drone attacks in 24 hours that caused injuries and damage, while the Voronezh region activated sirens over an immediate UAV threat.
- Spanish fighter jets on NATO duty launched from Lithuania after unidentified objects, reportedly unmanned, were detected near Poland’s border; in Russia, courts issued major terrorism rulings, including a 25-year sentence for Evgeny Serebryakov, a prosecution request for life for Ignat Kuzin in the Balashikha case, and compulsory psychiatric treatment for Vasily Strizhakov.