The Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied reports that it had sent a diplomatic note of protest to Ukraine regarding the incident involving two Ukrainian border guards. This statement contradicts earlier remarks by a senior Moldovan parliamentarian, according to kyivindependent.com.
On 19 October, Lilian Carp, chair of Moldova’s parliamentary committee on national security, stated that notes of protest had been sent to the Ukrainian embassy and authorities after Ukrainian border guards crossed the border and entered Moldovan territory.
Subsequently, the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied that a note of protest had been sent, noting that the matter was being resolved through the established channels of communication between the authorities of the two countries.
On 15 October, two Ukrainian border guards in a motorboat entered Moldovan territory whilst attempting to apprehend a man who was crossing the Dniester River near the village of Goloshnitsa (on the border with Ukraine’s Vinnytsia Oblast). The Moldovan Border Police detained the officers, and the public prosecutor’s office opened a criminal case regarding the illegal crossing of the border — an offence under Article 362 of the Criminal Code of Moldova.
Andriy Demchenko, a spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, stated that the man resisted arrest and fled, whilst the border guards’ boat ended up on the Moldovan bank due to low water levels in the river and an engine failure.
The two border guards were returned to Ukraine following negotiations between the authorities. The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reported that an internal investigation is ongoing. The man they were pursuing remained in Moldova.
This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.The translation was also reviewed by the Logos Press editorial team.
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