Moldova dismisses reported drone strike in breakaway enclave as provocation


CHISINAU (Reuters) - Officials in Moldova's pro-Russian, separatist Transdniestria enclave said a drone launched from Ukraine's Odesa region blew up a helicopter on military territory on Sunday, local media said, but pro-European Moldova immediately dismissed the report.

The official Moldovan body that deals with Transdniestria, and a Ukrainian official, portrayed the incident at Tiraspol, the regional capital, as a provocation designed to sow panic in the region, after Telegram channels carried video of a small object flying into a military helicopter and blowing it up.

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