Moldova Will Not Close Airspace Yet - Defense Minister

Moldova is monitoring the situation after the Russian strikes on Ukraine, the airspace will not be closed yet, Moldovan Defense Minister Anatolie Nosatîi said.

Earlier, the Moldovan Defense Ministry claimed that three missiles fired from ships in the Black Sea flew over the republic on Monday. In connection with that, Russian Ambassador to Chisinau Oleg Vasnetsov was summoned to the Moldovan Foreign Ministry. Moldova's authorities discussed the possibility of closing the airspace.

"We continue to monitor the situation, but the airspace of Moldova remains open. All flights will operate as scheduled," Nosatii said on Pro tv channel.