A man attempting to flee Ukraine to Moldova by crossing the Dniester River was reportedly beaten with an oar by Ukrainian soldiers. Local residents on the Moldovan side intervened, accusing the soldiers of trying to drown the man. Video footage from the Moldovan bank shows angry eyewitnesses confronting the Ukrainian soldiers.

Moldovan party "Democracy at Home" deputies called the actions of the Ukrainian servicemen inhumane and labeled them war criminals. The Moldovan Border Police reported that two Ukrainian border guards on a motorboat crossed into Moldova, where they were detained and taken to a police station. An investigation has been launched into illegal border crossing.