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Transnistria War. Part of the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the Transnistria conflict. Transnistrian forces during the Battle of Bender. Date. 2 November 1990 – 21 July 1992. (1 year, 8 months, 2 weeks and 5 days) Main phase: 2 March – 21 July 1992 (4 months, 2 weeks and 5 days) Location. Transnistria, Moldova.
- 2 November 1990 – 21 July 1992, (1 year, 8 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)
- Russian–Transnistrian victory, Transnistria becomes a de facto independent state, but remains internationally recognized as part of Moldova
- Transnistria, Moldova
- What is Transnistria? Transnistria – officially called the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic by Moldova – is a narrow strip of land between Moldova and western Ukraine that is home to about 500,000 people.
- Why is Russia interested in Transnistria? Russia has long sought to keep Moldova, formerly part of the Soviet Union, in its political sphere of influence.
- Is Transnistria loyal to Russia? While free gas has helped ensure Transnistria’s allegiance to Moscow, the European Union has also provided an economic lifeline to Transnistria with new trade deals.
- How vulnerable is Moldova? The Ukraine war and the presence of Russian troops in Transnistria have worried Moldovans and some international experts that Moldova could be Putin’s next invasion target.
Apr 27, 2022 · 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 war...
Apr 27, 2022 · Locator. Where is Transnistria and what is its status? The predominantly Russian-speaking region wedged between the Dniester River and the Ukraine border seceded from Moldova after the collapse...
Apr 28, 2022 · Russia’s latest focus is Transnistria, an unrecognised breakaway republic on Moldova’s south-eastern border with Ukraine. On Monday the region’s state-security ministry in Tiraspol, its...
Apr 26, 2022 · (Al Jazeera) What are Russia’s interests in Transnistria? Rustam Minnekayev, deputy commander of Russia’s central military district, was quoted last week by state news agencies as saying that...
Ongoing; frozen conflict. Territorial. changes. De facto independence of the Moldovan eastern bank of the Dniester as Transnistria. Transnistria gains control of Tighina (Bender) and some villages at the west bank of the Dniester. Moldova retains direct control of some villages at the east bank of the Dniester.