Authorities in the pro-Russian separatist region of Transnistria, in Moldova, announced on Wednesday that a village on the Ukrainian border that hosts a large ammunition depot of the Russian army had become the target of fire.
Last night several drones were spotted in the village of Kolbasnasaid by internal ministry of Transnistria in a statement, adding that on Wednesday morning, The gunfire was fired in the direction of Kolbasna from Ukrainewith no casualties.
The village of Kolbasna, Cobasna in Romanian, is located about two kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
A large arms depot, dating back to the Soviet era, has been under the control of Russian soldiers deployed in the region.
This incident comes after a series of explosions in the region on Monday and Tuesday raised fears of spillover from the current conflict in Ukraine.
In response, Moldova announced measures to strengthen its security and called on the population to calm down.
Moldovan Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu spoke on Wednesday at a meeting with foreign journalists, extremely distressing events that represent a dangerous deterioration of the situation.
According to him, authorities in Transnistria have announced that they will prevent the departure of men of military age, so we are still in the danger zone.
Our first duty is to keep the peace in Moldovahe insisted. We will do everything to prevent Moldova from any military increase in this region.
Ang Republic the self -proclaimed Transnistrian seceded from Moldova in 1992, after a brief war against Chisinau. Since then, about 1,500 Russian soldiers have been assigned there.
In recent days, fears that the conflict in Ukraine could flow into Transnistria have increased after a Russian general announced that the Kremlin’s offensive in Ukraine was aimed at establishing a corridor in the pro-Russian separatist region.
For its part, kyiv accused Russia of lacking destabilize Transnistria to justify military intervention.
Source: Radio-Canada
