Mysterious explosions in Transnistria, a breakaway Russian-controlled territory in Moldova bordering on Ukraine, have raised fears that the Ukraine conflict may be spreading.
Separatist authorities said Ukrainian “infiltrators” were responsible. But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has blamed Russian special services.
Russia says it is concerned. It has about 1,500 troops in Transnistria.
An official has said Russian speakers in Moldova are being oppressed.
This is the same excuse used to justify the invasion of Ukraine.
Russian forces capture several villages in push into eastern Ukraine
Russian forces have pushed deeper into eastern Ukraine and captured several villages in their offensive to fully control the two provinces of Donbas, Kyiv has said, while to the west there are mounting fears that the war may spill over into neighbouring Moldova.
The Ukrainian defence ministry said on Wednesday that Russian forces had pushed Kyiv’s army out of Velyka Komyshuvakha and Zavody, in the north-eastern Kharkiv region, and gained control over Zarichne and Novotoshkivske in Donetsk.
#Ukraine: A Ukrainian drone watches a Russian BMP take refuge next to a building- but it is then targeted with accurate indirect fire, likely causing damage. pic.twitter.com/3f7t0DrCLG
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) April 26, 2022
#Ukraine: The Ukrainian 110th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade hit Russian Armour in #Zaporizhzhia Oblast with indirect fire. As a result, 3x BMP-2 IFV were destroyed/damaged along with an T-80BVM tank. pic.twitter.com/1zlrSRs3IS
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) April 26, 2022
