“Training of soldiers of the Romanian army at training grounds in the country is falsely presented as being conducted in the Republic of Moldova,” the Ministry of Defense said in Bucharest.

“We signal the emergence of new disinformation regarding the so-called presence of the Romanian military at exercises in the Republic of Moldova, which appeared in Telegram channels related to Russian propaganda. One of the videos posted in these posts shows a column of military equipment of the Romanian army, which, according to false information, is returning from or heading to the Republic of Moldova,” MApN reports.

“Actually, the pictures show a convoy of military equipment of the 15th Mechanized Brigade “High Bridge” from Iasi, which was returning from the multinational exercises “ZIMBRUL 22”, which took place on October 3-12 at the Secondary Training Center “Smardan”, Galats County. Romanian, American, and Polish military took part in the exercises, which were planned a year earlier,” the Ministry of Defense noted.

The agency reports that after the exercise, “participating servicemen, equipment and military equipment returned to their garrisons by rail or road transport. The convoy of video footage was put on the train platforms at the station in Shendreni, Galaţi County, Romania, and they went to Iași.”

“Also, we remind you that on October 18 and 19, the personnel and equipment of the 2nd Infantry Battalion “Călugăreni”, which participated in the “Călugăreni 22” exercises, which were also held at the “Smardan” secondary combat training center, will be relocated. , by rail and on wheels, towards the Peaceful Deployment Garrison, Bucharest,” also reports MApN.

Russian propaganda revives the scenario of an attack by Romania and the Republic of Moldova on Transnistria

Bucharest’s official response came after video images of Romanian armored vehicles and military equipment on a train passing through Iași were posted on Telegram and Twitter.

For example, the English-language account of the Rybar network of military bloggers suggested that a train with military equipment was headed for the Republic of Moldova, and a possible scenario in which the two states would attack Transnistria.

This is not the first time that Romania and the Republic of Moldova have been mentioned in the reports of Russian propagandists.

In early October, Russian channels announced that the Republic of Moldova was preparing to declare a general mobilization among its citizens and, together with Romania, would attack Transnistria, a region where several thousand Russian troops are stationed.