The village of Copanca is situated just several kilometers (miles) across the de facto border from Moldova's separatist pro-Russian Transnistria region, where hundreds of thousands of people have ...

COPANCA, Moldova (AP) — Every time planned electrical outages are imposed on his village in southern Moldova, 73-year-old retiree Vasili Donici passes the time solving crosswords and puzzles in ...

Retired teacher Vasile Donici speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, backdropped by firewood stock in Copanca, Moldova, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo) ...