The US Army landed a C-17 transport aircraft at Chisinau Airport for joint exercises Peace Shield in Moldova, the US Embassy reports on its Facebook page. "Thirty-five members of the North Carolina Guard and US Air Forces in Europe, in cooperation with the ministries of the Republic of Moldova, will train response tactics necessary to ensure the safety of Moldovan citizens in the event of emergencies,” it said. in the message
In addition, a batch of medical equipment was flown in and will be transferred to the Ministry of Defense of the Republic as aid. Since last year, the Moldovan army has significantly increased military training both at home and abroad. This caused concern among the leadership of unrecognized Transnistria and the parliamentary opposition in Moldova.