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A kamikaze drone has attacked a military base in Tiraspol, the capital of the unrecognized republic of Transnistria, the press service for the region’s security ministry told RIA Novosti. The Sunday incident reportedly caused a fire but resulted in no casualties. Tiraspol is the capital of the unrecognized republic of …

Security officials in Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria have claimed that they foiled “a terrorist attack” targeting prominent figures that was allegedly planned by neighboring Ukraine. The suspects are being interrogated, the region’s State Security Ministry (MGB) said on Thursday. Transnistria borders Ukraine from the southwest. DETAILS TO FOLLOW

While the world’s eyes are on Ukraine, Transnistria is facing an explosive situation. De facto self-governing since the Soviet collapse, the small territory, which borders Ukraine, is internationally recognised as part of Moldova.  A series of explosions shook the capital Tiraspol at the end of April, and shots have been heard near …

The breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria has reported new attacks from drones near its border with Ukraine following a string of mysterious incidents described by the self-proclaimed republic as acts of “terror.” According to the Transnistrian Interior Ministry, on Friday evening four explosions occurred in the vicinity of a former …

A weaponized cargo drone was intercepted overnight near a large telecom center located in the village of Mayak, the Interior Ministry of the self-proclaimed republic of Transnistria said on Tuesday. The intercepted drone appeared to be a home-made contraption, jury-rigged from different parts, the ministry said. “The drone with a …

Moldova has turned down the “offer” to capture its breakaway region of Transnistria by force floated by Kiev, stating that it seeks to reintegrate the self-proclaimed republic only through political means. “The settlement of the Transnistrian issue can be achieved by political means and only on the basis of a …

Several shots were fired from across Ukraine’s border with Transnistria into the territory of the self-proclaimed republic and in the direction of a huge arms depot, its interior ministry said on Wednesday. Two drones were also sighted in the area. “At 8:45 in the morning on April 27, shots were …

The current crisis in Ukraine, in which Russia has recognized the rebel republics in the Donbass, looks unusual, but this is not a new story for the post-Soviet space. Something similar to the events happening in the Donbass today took place in 1992, and the enclave that then arose still exists. …

The recent wave of attacks in Transnistria, which borders Ukraine, is “concerning,” the Kremlin said on Tuesday. The targets include a military site and a broadcasting facility. “We are watching the situation very closely,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Transnistria, officially known as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), was placed on …

The document refers to the need for a complete withdrawal of Russian troops. The OSCE parliamentary Assembly by a majority of votes supported a resolution on the withdrawal of Russian troops from Moldova’s territory. The draft resolution envisages the transformation of the peacekeeping operation in Transnistria into a civil mission …