Its principles Transnistriaτης pro-Russian secessionist region of Moldovaannounced today that last Friday night occurred four explosions at an old airport in a village located on the border with Ukrainewithout any casualties.
“There were four explosions near the village of Voronkovo in the Ribnitsa area, at the site of the old airport,” the Transnistrian “interior ministry” told the Telegram.
“On the night of May 6, at around 9:40 p.m., two explosive devices were dropped by a drone. “An hour later the attack was repeated”, clarified the same source, emphasizing that there were no victims.
The village of Voronkovo is located about 5 km from the Ukrainian border.
The last few days have been marked in the area various incidentssuch as shootings near a weapons depot and a series of explosions, raising fears that the current conflict in Transnistria could spread to Ukraine.
“A team of investigators is at the scene,” the ministry said in a statement, adding that this was the second attack in Voronkovo. The first one occurred on May 5 “, when” two bombs were dropped by a drone “without any casualties.
Transnistria seceded from the state of Moldova after a brief civil conflict 1992. The pocket, with population 500,000 inhabitantsis almost entirely dependent on Moscow, which supplies free gas and has deployed a force of 1,500 troops there.
In recent weeks, fears that the conflict in Ukraine would extend to Transnistria have intensified after a Russian general said the Russian invasion was aimed at creating a corridor to the pro-Russian region.
For its part, Kyiv has accused Russia of seeking to “destabilize” Transnistria in order to justify military action.
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