Transnistria War - Wikipedia
WebDuring the Transnistria War, UNA-UNSO members fought alongside Transnistrian separatists against Moldovan government forces in defense of a large ethnic-Ukrainian minority in Transnistria. The incongruous motive of assisting a mostly pro-Russian region was for the "struggle of Slavs over Moldovan-Romanian aggression."
Transnistria conflict - Wikipedia
WebTransnistria is internationally recognized as a part of Moldova. It has diplomatic recognition only from two Russian separatist states: Abkhazia and South Ossetia . Historical status of Transnistria. Territorial situation of the conflict. Administrative divisions of actual Transnistria. Until the Second World War.
How events in Moldova's breakaway Transnistria region raised …
WebMar 27, 2024 · Since Russia fully invaded Ukraine two years ago, a string of incidents in neighboring Moldova’s Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria have periodically raised the specter that European Union candidate Moldova could also be in Moscow’s crosshairs. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, File) Read More. 4 of 10 |.
How Transnistria, a Russian-backed region in Moldova, is getting ... - CNN
WebApr 27, 2022 · CNN — A series of unexplained explosions have occurred in parts of Transnistria, a breakaway territory within Moldova that has housed Russian troops for decades, sparking fears that Moscow’s...
A Mini-Russia Gets Squeezed by War - The New York Times
WebMay 15, 2022 · Russia helped Transnistria fight a separatist war and split off from Moldova, creating a pro-Moscow island of Russian speakers, essentially a mini-Russia, hundreds of miles from Russia...
Ukraine war: The Moldovan enclave surrounded by pro-Russian …
WebMar 5, 2023 · A short drive from Ukraine's southern border, hundreds of Russian troops guard a vast Soviet-era ammunition depot in Moldova's breakaway region of Transnistria. This depot, these soldiers and...
Explosions in Separatist Region of Moldova Raise Fears of Wider War …
WebApril 26, 2022. BRUSSELS — A series of explosions on Monday and Tuesday has rattled Transnistria, a small breakaway region within Moldova and bordering Ukraine, ramping up fears that the war...
Putin’s encroaching war is fueling a battle for Moldova’s future
WebMay 9, 2022 · Moldova sits in a precarious position. It’s mostly encircled by Ukraine and has a potential powder keg in the east: Transnistria, a breakaway region controlled by pro-Russian separatists with the help of around 1,500 Russian troops.
Three Decades On, the Spark that Ignited War in Moldova
WebMar 17, 2022 · The people of Moldova were shocked as refugees fled from Transnistria to Moldova proper in search of shelter, and the Moldovan government in Chisinau was forced to admit that war had...
Transnistria Ups the Ante Amid Creeping Pressure From Moldova
WebFeb 29, 2024 · The longer the war in Ukraine continues, the more confident neighboring Moldova’s authorities feel in their long-running conflict with the breakaway state of Transnistria. ... Previously, when Russia has recognized separatist republics, the political decision has always been made against the backdrop of active fighting and a major …
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