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Drone attack damages radar station at military unit in Transnistria

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 5 Apr 2024 23:26
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The attack occurred at 14:35 local time in the Ribnita district, located six kilometers from the Transnistrian-Ukrainian border.

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  • A crevasse is pictured after a kamikaze drone attacked a military unit in Ribnita district. (@nexta_tv)
    A crevasse is pictured after a kamikaze drone attacked a military unit in Ribnita district (@nexta_tv)

A kamikaze drone struck a military facility in the Republic of Transnistria on Friday, causing minor damage to a radar station, as reported by the region’s State Security Ministry.

"Today at 14:35 [11:35 am GMT], a kamikaze drone attacked the Tranisntiran Defense Ministry’s military unit in the Ribnita district, six kilometers [3.7 miles] from the Transnistrian-Ukrainian border. The target was a radar station that sustained minor damage, there are no casualties," the ministry said, adding that a criminal case has been launched.

Footage showing a kamikaze drone that struck a military radar station in the Rybnitsa region of Transnistria, approximately 6 kilometers from the Ukrainian border pic.twitter.com/Dq4GfyB6Ta

— OSINTNic (@OSINTNic) April 5, 2024

Transnistria (formally, Pridnestrovian Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic) is the formal successor of the Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic and is widely unrecognized.

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Most countries recognize Moldovan sovereignty over the Transnistrian territory.

The region is currently suffering from an excruciating economic blockade which was implemented since 2006. It was introduced as a result of Ukraine's implementation of new customs regulations along its border with the region.

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In February, the Russian Defense Ministry said that Ukraine is planning an armed provocation against Transnistria, which will be carried out by Ukrainian armed units, including the Nazi-extremist Azov battalion.

Ukraine intends to stage an alleged offensive by Russian troops from Transnistria as a pretext for an invasion of the PMR. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, saboteurs will be dressed in Russian military uniforms to accomplish this.

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