The Russian military is being accused of appealing to nearby countries to aid its advancement into Ukraine, as reports suggest Russia has been dealt heavy losses.
Moldova accused Russian forces of trying to recruit its citizens in the breakaway region of Transnistria, a strip of land that encompasses most of the Moldovan-Ukrainian border.
“Such actions do not promote peace for all of us, our fellow citizens, for our families. Such things are very dangerous, and they must be stopped,” Moldovan Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu said Thursday, declining to provide additional information, according to Reuters.
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The Kremlin has yet to verify Moldova’s claims.
A month ago, Moldova announced it was monitoring reports that Russian soldiers were on the ground in Transnistria, though the Kremlin has denied any military deployment there.
The region has enjoyed de facto independence for nearly 30 years, though it is recognized by most countries in the United Nations as part of Moldova. Russian-backed separatist rebels sought to gain control of the territory over Moldova during a brief military conflict, which ended in the region’s quasi-autonomy through a ceasefire agreement in 1992.
Transnistria is now held by pro-Russian separatists, but most people there hold Moldovan citizenship. Others hold Russian, Romanian, and even Ukrainian citizenship.
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Russia has increasingly turned to nearby nations for aid in its war efforts, even employing mercenaries to fend off Ukrainian resistance.
Tens of thousands of people have died and millions have fled Ukraine since the war began in late February.
