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Three Russian Cruise Missiles Crossed Moldovan Airspace, Foreign Minister Says


Moldovan Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu (file poster)
Moldovan Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu (file poster)

Moldova said three Russian cruise missiles targeting Ukraine had violated Moldovan airspace on October 10, and that it was summoning the Russian ambassador to demand explanations.

"Three cruise missiles launched on Ukraine this morning from Russian ships in the Black Sea crossed Moldova's airspace. I instructed that Russia's ambassador be summoned to provide an explanation," Moldovan Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu wrote on Twitter.

Ukraine was targeted by a wave of deadly missile strikes on October 10 that appeared to be launched by Russia as revenge after President Vladimir Putin blamed an explosion on the bridge linking Russia with illegally annexed to Crimea on Ukrainian "terrorists."

With reporting by Reuters and AFP
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