Moldova's government, a fierce critic of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, appealed to the country's clergy on Sunday to "tell the truth" about the war, saying that Moscow's military actions had destroyed some 500 places of worship.

More than 90 percent of churchgoers in Moldova, which lies between Ukraine and Romania, adhere to the Orthodox Church. The invasion, backed enthusiastically by Russia's Orthodox Church, has accelerated a move by parishes from Moldova's majority Moscow-linked Moldova Metropolis to the smaller Romania-linked church,

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Romania recovered fragments of an unmanned Russian aircraft near its border with Moldova carrying active explosives which the defence ministry detonated on site, it said on Saturday. The European Union and NATO state,

Do not remain silent. Tell the world the truth. The aggression is not just a fight for territory, it is the destruction of shrines.”

Moldova's government urges clergy to reveal the truth about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, noting that 500 places of worship have been destroyed. The conflict has spurred a divide in Moldova's Orthodox Church,

CHISINAU - Two drones violated Moldovan airspace late on Sunday near the border with Ukraine, the government said, three days after the Russian ambassador was summoned to the foreign ministry in connection with an earlier incident.

The invasion, backed enthusiastically by Russia's Orthodox Church, has accelerated a move by parishes from Moldova's majority Moscow-linked Moldova Metropolis to the smaller Romania-linked church ...

CHISINAU - Moldova's government, a fierce critic of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, appealed to the country's clergy on Sunday to "tell the truth" about the war, saying that Moscow's military ...