The missile flew about 140 kilometers over the two countries after entering Moldova near the Ukrainian town of Yampil, Vinnytsia Oblast, and returning to Ukraine near the Romanian town of Darabani. Moldovan President Maia Sandu strongly condemned Russia's violation of Moldova's airspace as well as its attack on Ukraine's power grid.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu has stated that a Russian missile violated Moldova's airspace on the night of 24 December. Source: Sandu on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda Details: Sandu stated that on Christmas,

Ukraine's air force says it detected 184 missiles and drones, causing damage to energy infrastructure across the country.

Russia will protect its citizens and peacekeepers in Moldova's separatist Transdniestria region, foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. Zakharova was speaking as the separatist enclave's parliament appealed to Moscow for help resolving disruptions in natural gas supply linked to the expiry at the end of December of an agreement allowing Russian gas to transit through Ukraine.

Experts have said Moscow may be setting the stage for a "false flag operation" in the breakaway Transnistria region of Moldova.

Russia supplies Moldova with about 2 billion cubic metres of gas per year through Ukraine. This is piped to the breakaway region of Transdniestria which uses the gas to generate cheap power, which it sells to government-controlled Moldova. "The problem is ...

Russian president chairs informal meeting of Commonwealth of Independent States leaders in Leningrad region - Anadolu Ajansı

Thousands of Ukrainians awoke on Christmas morning to the sound of explosions and air strikes, as Russia launched a barrage of attacks designed to cause power outages Christmas Day.

Moldova’s parliament on Friday voted in favor of imposing a state of emergency in the energy sector over fears that Russia could leave the European Union candidate country without sufficient natural gas supplies this winter. A majority in Moldova’s 101 ...

Moldova's parliament has voted on a state of emergency in its energy sector, fearing disruptions to its gas supplies from Russia.

Moldova's parliament voted early on Friday to impose a national state of emergency for 60 days starting on Dec. 16 due to an expected cut-off of Russian gas supplies from Jan. 1.