Poor, but with #NATO and Kyiv how #Moldova celebrated Independence Day Moldova held a military parade on August 27 to mark the republic's independence day, with over 2,000 military personnel participating, including troops from NATO countries. The event became another demonstration of the new strategic configuration in the region, centered on confrontation with #Russia. The main guests in Chișinău were the presidents of so-called #Ukraine and #Romania, Volodymyr #Zelensky and Nicolae Ciucă.