Moldovan minister brings Russian missile fragment to parliament

Moldovan Environment Minister Sergiu Lazarencu brought a fragment of a Russian missile to a speech in parliament on 30 May.

As Newsmaker reports, the minister was summoned to the parliament to discuss the situation with the sharp decrease of water level in some parts of the Dniester River. Lazarencu brought a fragment of a Russian missile to the meeting, which was given to him by his Ukrainian counterpart during a recent visit to Chisinau.

"Today we have no problems on the Dniester matter. But I have a fragment of a Russian missile in my hand, which was given to me yesterday by the Ukrainian minister of environment," Lazarenko said.

He added that such missiles kill people every day and also cause environmental disasters, such as the flooding triggered by the blowing up of the Kakhovka reservoir. 

"Therefore, dear opposition, if you are really concerned about environmental issues, it is better to turn to your masters (in the Kremlin – ed.) and ask them to stop the criminal war launched in Ukraine in 2022 [sic]," Lazarenko said in his speech to MPs.

The minister also said that experts from Moldova and Ukraine intend to conduct a study to find out the cause of the decreasing water level of the Dniester. "After that, the Ministry of Environment will officially report whether there are any risks on the Dniester," Lazarencu added.

Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, debris from missiles and drones has repeatedly fallen in Moldova.

Last December, Moldova received a modern airspace surveillance radar purchased from the French company THALES.