A series of explosions hit the Ministry of State Security in the provincial capital Transnistria In Moldova, the windows and doors of the building were shattered. As reported by Archyde.com.
Pictures showed the deployment of firefighting crews at the scene, according to the local “TSV” station.
Officials from the Ministry of Interior in the semi-autonomous region said that unidentified assailants fired on the building with grenade launchers. While there were no immediate reports of injuries.
The explosions come following a Russian military commander said on Friday that “controlling southern Ukraine will provide a way out in Transdniestria, which is witnessing persecution of the Russian-speaking population.”
summoning the ambassador of Russia
Which led to the summoning of the Russian ambassador to Moldova to protest once morest the statement, and shed light on that forgotten republic, which may be one of Russia’s ambitions following Ukraine, especially as it is located between Romania and Ukraine, a small country with a population of less than three million people, and it has been torn since Centuries between greater powers at first the Ottomans and Russia, now Europe and Russia.
An image circulating on communication of the damaged building
American fears
In addition, US and Ukrainian officials discussed the possibility of Russian President Vladimir Putin expanding his military operation from the Donbass region in southeastern Ukraine to neighboring Moldova.
In an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press”, Deputy National Security Adviser John Viner explained that where the Russians are heading remains to be seen, noting that they are far from cities like Odessa and certainly from Moldova.
He added that the Russian forces “still have a lot of fighting ahead, and we believe that the Ukrainians will be very effective in repelling them,” according to what was reported by Politico.
breakaway region
Transdniestria is a breakaway pro-Russian region of Moldova, which borders Ukraine to the southwest.
Moldova, like Ukraine, was part of the Soviet Union until Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev dissolved the sprawling communist state in 1991.
Also, Transnistria is not recognized by any member state of the United Nations, but it has its own political entity, parliament, army and police force.
While Moldova calls for the region to be included in its territory, as it considers it part of it, while the other side, backed by Russia, demands recognition as a state.