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Moldovans Facing Gas Shortages Are Chopping Wood To Get Through Winter


Moldovans Facing Gas Shortages Are Chopping Wood To Get Through Winter
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Some Moldovans are scrambling to find ways to heat their homes days after gas supplies from Russia were abruptly stopped. As of January 1, Ukraine refused to transit Russian gas, leaving the breakaway Transdniester region and some nearby Moldovan villages cut off. RFE/RL spoke to locals who are now firing up wood stoves, burning biomass, and hoarding gas cylinders.

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