Chemical absorbent booms in the Dniester River in Curesnita, Moldova on the border with Ukraine, after oil spill caused by Russian attacks, March 17, 2026 (Aurel Obreja/AP)
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A Russian strike on a hydroelectric plant in Ukraine has cut water supplies to ten of thousands of people in neighboring Moldova.
Russia’s attack on the Novodnistrovsk plant spilled oil into the Dniester River, which flows through both countries. The plant, about 15 km (9 miles) upstream from Moldova’s northern border with Ukraine, supplies water to around 80% of Moldova’s population of about 2.5 million.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu said Moscow is “threatening Moldova’s water supply”.
