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Shot-down Russian missile fell on Moldova village - ministry
The Moldovan government said a Russian missile shot down by Ukrainian air defences fell on a village in northern Moldova on Monday (Oct 31), but without causing any injuries.
The country's interior ministry said the missile fell on the village of Naslavcea close to the Ukrainian border, destroying the windows of several homes, but that "no casualties" were recorded.
On Tuesday (Oct 18), Moldova’s defense minister, Anatolie Nosatyi, said that the country could declare a mobilization if fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces moves toward its borders.
On July 28, Moldova's parliament voted to extend a state of emergency for 60 days after the government said it still needed special powers to deal with the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Until after World War I, Moldovia remained a province of the Russian Empire, then it became part of Greater Romania, and in 1940–41 and again after World War II, it reverted to Russian control.
Moldova could declare mobilization if clashes in Ukraine move near its borders
Upon the collapse of the Soviet Union in August 1991, the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic declared its independence and took the name Moldova. It became a member of the United Nations in 1992.
European leaders on Thursday (June 23) granted candidate status to Ukraine, a historic move that paves the way for the war-ravaged country’s EU membership.
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