London: Thanasis Gavos
The assessment that Russia will try to open a new front against Ukraine by Moldovastate in the Times newspaper Ukrainian military sources.
One of these sources said that there are a number of indications of a Russian attack in the near future against Moldova, which has only 3,250 troops. A successful occupation of the country would lead to the advance of Russian forces to Odessa from the west.
“We believe that the Kremlin has already decided to attack Moldova. The fate of Moldova is very crucial. If the Russians start to take control, we will be, militarily, an easier target and the threat to Ukraine it will be existential, “the source told the Times, citing Kiev’s military security intelligence.
The British newspaper points out that Western analysts believe that the goal of the Kremlin could be to build a land bridge from Russia to Transnistria along the Ukrainian coast, to exclude Ukraine from the Black Sea.
The specific military source believes that the Russia he may even want to occupy all of Moldova, causing tensions by exploiting frustration among citizens over the rising cost of living.
According to the same source, there is a mobilization at the airport in Tiraspol, the capital of Transnistria, which could refer to the preparation of a Russian air landing, most likely with soldiers in the Crimea.
It is believed that there are already 1,500 Russian troops in Transnistria, while Moscow is expected to create a pretext for intervention in Moldova to coincide with the Victory Day parade on May 9, for example in the Moldovan capital Chisinau.
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