Moldova summons Russian Ambassador after strike on Ukraine's Dniester HPP
Photo: Moldova summoned the Russian Ambassador following the pollution of the Dniester River (facebook.com/mfa.gov.md)
The Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Russian Ambassador Oleg Ozerov following a massive attack by the occupying forces on the Dniester Hydroelectric Power Plant, which led to the pollution of the Dniester River, according to the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"The Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Russian Federation’s Ambassador-at-Large to deliver a note of protest from the Moldovan authorities regarding the Russian attack on the Novodnistrovsk Hydroelectric Power Plant complex in Ukraine on March 7, 2026," the Foreign Ministry says in a statement.
Moldova strongly condemns this attack, which caused an oil spill into the Dniester River, posing serious risks to the environment and the security of Moldova’s water supply.
During the meeting, samples of contaminated water from the Dniester were also shown to the Ambassador.
Dniester River supplies water to approximately 80% of the country’s population and 98% of the municipality of Chisinau.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasizes that such actions with significant cross-border impact endanger the environment, the safety of the water supply, and the health of the citizens of the Republic of Moldova and cannot be tolerated," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs adds.
Background
On March 12, following another Russian attack on the Dniester Hydroelectric Power Plant, a spill of technical oils occurred into the Dniester River. The pollution spread into Moldova.
Moldova’s Minister of the Environment, Gheorghe Hajder, also warned that settlements in northern Moldova could be left without a water supply. A yellow alert has already been declared in the area around the village of Naslavcha.
Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets emphasized that the river pollution was a direct result of the Russian strike on the Dniester Hydroelectric Power Plant. The Russian attack caused a leak of industrial oils, which were carried by the current into the territory of the neighboring country.
