Remnants of a missile shot down Monday by Ukrainian forces have fallen in the Moldovan district of Ocnita, near the common border, with no casualties but some material damage, mainly due to the destruction of several windows in houses.
The debris hit north of the village of Naslavcea, next to the river that delimits the territory between Ukraine and Moldova. The Moldovan Interior Ministry confirmed in a statement that the area has been cordoned off to avoid possible risks.
The Ukrainian authorities have explained to the neighboring country’s authorities that they responded to a drone attack on a dam. The attack did not cause damage to this infrastructure, but to the electrical transformers that allow the correct functioning of the facilities, according to the Moldovan government.
The Moldovan Defense Ministry had already denounced this month that several Russian aircraft had violated the airspace, allegedly also during a series of operations in the area.
The Foreign Department, for its part, has accused Russian forces of violating international law with their constant attacks on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure, in particular energy infrastructure. It has also stated that incidents such as Monday’s increase insecurity in the whole area.
