Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said that the Russian Federation plans to use the territory of Moldova for aggression against Ukraine. She said this during an interview with NV.

" Yes, we are a big goal, but an intermediate one,"

She explained that in 2014, during the first stage of the war, Russians in Crimea and Donbass left important infrastructure. However, today they are trying to raze Ukrainian cities to the ground..

" So they are doing something else. We see how they destroy our military infrastructure, I cannot disclose the details, but I can say by the nature of these defeats that they plan to use this territory to move on,"

According to her, Ukraine has repeatedly noted that the entire post-Soviet space is under threat today..

" Moreover, we are now fixing the preparation of the Tiraspol airfield to receive aircraft, and we also know that those Russian troops that are now in the Transnistrian region of Moldova are on full alert. All scenarios are possible, and we are preparing for them,"

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On April 26, Moldovan President Maia Sandu convened a meeting of the Security Council because of the situation in Transnistria. Russia announced plans for this territory, in particular, on April 22. Thus, the rashists want not only to establish a land corridor to the Crimea, but also to break through an exit to the unrecognized republic, where, allegedly, they also "

After that, a number of countries recommend their citizens to leave the territory of Transnistria and Moldova as a whole. We are talking about Bulgaria, USA, Germany, Israel, UK, France and Canada.