The Hungarian airline Wizz Air will suspend all flights to Chisinau from March 14. This was announced on February 27 by her press service.
“The safety of passengers and crew remains the number one priority for Wizz Air. As a result of recent events in Moldova and a high, if not 100% possible, risk in the country’s airspace, Wizz Air has taken the difficult but responsible decision to suspend all flights to Chisinau from March 14,” the statement says.
Instead, Wizz Air will increase the number of flights from the Romanian airport in Iasi, which is closest to Chisinau. The company will also introduce a new route to Berlin. Tickets for canceled flights will be refunded.
Earlier that day, it became known that Kyiv had concentrated units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) near Transnistria. Natalia Gumenyuk, spokeswoman for the South Defense Forces, clarified that the forces located near the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR) are adequate to the threat that is possible from Russia.
Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov admitted on February 27 that the Kiev regime and the West are capable of various kinds of provocations in Transnistria, the situation there is of concern.
On February 26, the chairman of the movement “We are together with Russia”, Vladimir Rogov, announced that units of Ukrainian fighters were moving to the borders of Transnistria. According to him, the likelihood of an attack by the Kyiv regime on Transnistria is high.
Prior to that, on February 24, the Russian Foreign Ministry warned the United States, NATO countries and the Ukrainian authorities against adventurous steps against Transnistria. The department emphasized that the Russian Armed Forces would adequately respond to the provocation of the Kyiv regime and ensure the protection of the peacekeeping contingent and other Russians in the region.
On the same day, Alexei Arestovich, a former adviser to the office of the Ukrainian president, said that Kyiv could seize Transnistria within three days if Chisinau asks for it.
On February 23, the RF Ministry of Defense also stated that the Ukrainian authorities were preparing a provocation against Transnistria. The ministry noted that Russia is closely monitoring the situation on the border of Ukraine with the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic and is ready to respond to any changes in the situation.
