The Minister of Environment of the Republic of Moldova announced the installation of filters in the Cosăuți area for collecting oily waste identified on the Dniester River.

Gheorghe Hajder, the Minister of Environment, stated that in the coming hours a filter will be installed in the Cosăuți area to collect the waste observed on the Dniester River, near the locality of Naslavcea. Preliminary water analyses will be communicated to the public in the afternoon. Hajder emphasized that, for now, there are no risks for citizens, but he recommended caution to the residents of Bălți, who have been left without water. In Chișinău, the water has not been contaminated due to the dam at Dubăsari, which blocks petroleum substances.

The minister mentioned that more filters will be installed to prevent the contamination of the Dniester River and requested official information from Ukraine to determine the cause of the oily spots, which are suspected to be related to airstrikes on the Novodnestrovsk power plant. The Soroca City Hall warned citizens not to use water from the Dniester until the situation is clarified, and water samples have been taken for further analysis.