A acks in separatist region

Chisinau – Authorities in Moldova’s Moscow-backed breakaway region of Transnistria said yesterday two attempted attacks were carried out on infrastructure in the regional capital Tiraspol.

The incidents come after a string of attacks were reported in the separatist region with fears mounting of a spillover from the conflict in neighbouring Ukraine.

“At around 4.15am, a car stopped near an oil depot of one enterprise, from which an unidentified man got out, threw a Molotov cocktail towards the building and fled,” the interior ministry said.

Around 30 minutes later, “two Molotov cocktails were thrown” at a conscription office in central Tiraspol. “One bounced off onto the sidewalk, the other got stuck in window grates.” About 1 500 Russian soldiers are based in Transnistria, which borders Ukraine. –