Moldova explained the appearance of trenches on the border with Ukraine

On the territory of Ukraine, on the border with Moldova, border guards began to dig trenches to prevent illegal border crossing and stop smuggling from Ukraine to the neighboring republic. About this “RIA Novosti” reported Raisa Novitski, press officer of the Moldovan Border Police.

“Colleagues from the State Border Service of Ukraine reported that such work is carried out in order to prevent illegal crossing of the state border by people, as well as smuggling from Ukraine to Moldova,” she said.

As clarified by the border police, ditches appear on the territory of Ukraine near checkpoints and in places where roads pass close to the state border.

On February 23, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the Ukrainian authorities were preparing to carry out an armed provocation against Pridnestrovie under the pretext of an offensive by Russian troops from the territory of the republic. The department said that for the “staged invasion” Ukrainian saboteurs will change into the uniform of the Russian military.

On March 1, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Kyiv was preparing for a provocation near Transnistria, the purpose of which was to accuse the Russian army of allegedly delivering strikes on radiation hazardous facilities. She also expressed concern that a possible provocation is being prepared near Transnistria, “around which the Kiev regime deliberately escalates tension.” After that, Secretary of the National Security Council (NSDC) of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov allowedthat if Moldovan President Maia Sandu asks Kyiv to provide military support to the republic in the situation with Transnistria, then Ukraine will consider such an issue.