Rocket debris again found in Moldova, from the war nextdoor

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldovan authorities said Saturday that the remains of a rocket “originating from Russia’s air attacks on Ukraine” was found by border officials in a northern village near the country’s border with war-torn Ukraine.

Moldova’s Interior Ministry said in a statement that the rocket debris was discovered in the village of Larga, in Briceni county, and that a bomb squad was deployed to the area, which was cordoned off.

The ministry didn’t give any details about the time or who was responsible for it. Photographs of the debris posted on the ministry’s Facebook page show what appears to be a jumble of electrical wires and some of the rocket’s casing in the middle of a field.

Natalia Gavrilita (Moldova Prime Minister) reacted to Saturday’s incident by condemning Russia’s latest attacks on Ukraine, and expressed her “indignation for the disrespect of the sovereignty of the Republic of Moldova” after its “airspace was overrun again today.”

“There is no political, historical and even more, moral justification for killing civilians and attacking the infrastructure that ensures the survival of a population,” she said.

It’s the third such incident that has triggered alarm in Moldova, a country that is not a NATO member or a member of either the European Union. A Russian missile struck Naslavcea in late October. Last month, missile debris was also found in an orchard near the Ukrainian border.

The statement by the Moldovan Interior Ministry stated that it had increased border patrols to respond to the conflict in Ukraine.

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