Archive - Moldova Matters

Drones, Shor's Money Machine and a Winter 'Perfect Storm’

Weekly Roundup: September 25, 2026

Sep 25 • David Smith

According to The New York Times, Moldova Is Gray and Covered in Lenin Statues

How a Photo Essay Used True Facts to Tell a False Story

Sep 23 • David Smith

Was Russia Targeting Zelenskyy's Plane in Chisinau?

Weekly Roundup: Unpacking Moldova's airspace incursions, a Cobasna disinformation pushback and a major “managerial reshuffle”

Sep 18 • David Smith

Deadly Drone Strike on Moldovan-Ukrainian Border

Weekly Roundup: September 9, 2026

Sep 9 • David Smith

Independence Unites Us

35 Years of Independence: Sandu, Dan, and Zelenskyy in Chișinău

Sep 3 • David Smith

August 2026

Drones, an Empty Bashkan Seat, and a Mayor's Mystery Injury

Weekly Roundup: August 22, 2026

Aug 22 • David Smith

Part 2: Cobasna - Unmaking the Myth

A new intelligence report says the "Hiroshima" threat was never real. We checked the math ourselves.

Aug 21 • David Smith

Part 1: Cobasna - How a Myth Was Made

The Cold War history of Europe's most notorious ammunition depot, and the twenty years of half-truths that turned it into a doomsday story.

Aug 21 • David Smith

Reconstructed GPS logs from an A7 server prove Moldova's protestors were paid, and AI checked that they showed up and what they shared online.

Published on Evidence of Absence • Aug 18

Weekly Roundup: Moldova's First Missile-Drone Incident

Plus: a fugitive Polish minister may be hiding in Tiraspol, drought and energy updates and Chișinău plans a Bulgarian-majority municipality

Aug 14 • David Smith

Moldpres Found "A Lesson for the Whole World" in Chinese Management of Tibet

Beijing paid for the trip. The state news agency never told readers - and its own rules don't require it to.

Aug 13 • David Smith

Weekly Roundup: Drought Drains the Dniester, Powers Down the Danube

Plus: Tax Reform 2.0 and an Agricultural Delegation From... the Taliban?

Aug 7 • David Smith

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