### [2026-08-17](/feed/2026/08/17/index.md)

##### Russo-Ukrainian war
# A Russian Banderol cruise missile explodes in Ștefan Vodă District, Moldova, after entering from Ukrainian airspace, triggering a wildfire in a corn field. Moldovan authorities condemn the strike as "a serious violation of Moldova’s sovereignty". 




### Sources:

1. [The New Voice of Ukraine](https://english.nv.ua/russian-war/russian-missile-explodes-in-moldova-50633452.html)

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