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Moldova’s national energy company, Moldelectrica, said Monday that the country’s electricity system is being disrupted after a new wave of missile attacks Russians against neighboring Ukraine.
“Moldelectrica reports cuts in the electrical system. There is a possibility of disconnections,” the company said on its official Facebook page.
There were explosions that day in various regions of Ukraine, including Odessa, Zaporizhia, Vinnytsia, Cherkassi and kyiv, after which Ukrenergo, the operator of the Ukraine electricity transmission systemHe said the country is suffering the eighth massive Russian attack on its energy infrastructure.
kyiv reports that Russia has launched a new wave of attacks in various regions
The operator explained that the bombardment caused emergency cuts in the country’s electrical system.
On November 23, Moldova suffered large-scale blackouts, including in the capital Chisinau, following Russian attacks on the Ukrainian energy system, to which it is connected.
Almost completely restored electricity distribution system in Moldova
The country had already experienced power outages on November 15, when Russia carried out the biggest attack on the Ukrainian grid since the start of the offensive in February.
Also today, near the Moldovan town of Briceni, near the Ukrainian border, an unexploded missile was discovered, the Moldovan Ministry of Interior reported.
The projectile was discovered by a border police patrol which, due to today’s Russian shelling, has raised its alert level.
In accordance with the action plans of the Chisinau Ministry of the Interior (MAI), the Border Police has intensified patrols and raised the alert level in the Briceni and Ocnita area in northern Moldova.
The area where the missile was discovered was isolated by the police and border patrols and the specialized services of the Ministry of the Interior, Bombteh and IGSU, will inspect the place.
Several residents of the Briceni district also confirmed to the Stiri.md agency that they heard two explosions.
On October 31, the remains of a missile, which was aimed at the Novodnestrovsk dam in Ukraine and was shot down by the neighboring country’s air defense system, fell near the border town of Naslavcea in Moldova. No casualties were reported, but the windows and roofs of several houses were damaged.
At the beginning of October 10, three Russian missiles flew over Moldovan territory during an attack on neighboring Ukraine.
“A new wave of missile attacks is taking place in Ukraine, which also has direct consequences for our country“, reacted the Prime Minister of Moldova, Natalia Gravilita.
“Both my colleagues and I are doing everything possible to keep the situation under control and not allow risks to the population,” said Natalia Gravilita.
Source: Observadora
