The security services of the Russian-backed breakaway region of Transnistria in Moldova said on Thursday they had thwarted an assassination attempt against the region's leader that had been ordered by Ukrainian intelligence agencies, state news agencies reported. russian. It is unknown if they have provided evidence to support the accusation.
"The Ministry of State Security reports on the prevention of a terrorist attack. Following the instructions of the Security Service of Ukraine, a crime was being prepared against several officials. The suspects have been detained," the TASS news agency quoted.
Transnistria, a mainly Russian-speaking territory bordering Ukraine to the east, broke away from Moldovan control in 1990, a year before the collapse of the Soviet Union. Last month, Russia accused Kyiv of planning to invade the territory after staging a 'false flag' operation, a claim rejected by the Ukrainian and Moldovan authorities.
Moscow has said that it would see any action that threatens Russian peacekeepers in Transnistria as an attack on itself.
