Naslavcea

Naslavcea

Naslavcea

Village in Ocnița District, Moldova


Naslavcea is a village in Ocnița District and the northernmost point in Moldova. The village, situated along the Dniester river that separates Moldova and Ukraine, has an ethnic Ukrainian majority.[2][3]

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2022 Russian missile incident

On 31 October 2022, during the nationwide missile attacks in Ukraine, occurring during the Russian invasion, Russia launched a missile attack on a hydroelectric power plant, situated 10 kilometers north from the village, in Ukrainian territory. Debris of a missile, shot down by the Ukrainian forces, fell down in the territory of Moldova, near Naslavcea, causing damage to 21 households. For the first time since the beginning of the invasion, a third country would be affected by attacks, until Poland was hit by a missile only two weeks later.[4][5][6] The Moldovan president, Maia Sandu, undertook a visit in Naslavcea on 3 November, where she criticized Russia for the actions. Sergiu Diaconu, Moldova's deputy interior minister, called the incident to be "an accident".[7] The incident came three weeks after three Russian missiles flew over Moldova, violating Moldovan airspace.[8]

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References

  1. Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014: "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  2. Varenikova, Maria; Pronczuk, Monika (31 October 2022). "Russian Missile Debris Lands in Moldova - The New York Times". The New York Times.



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