Transnistria

Putin eases citizenship process for Transnistria residents

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin signed a decree simplifying the process of obtaining Russian citizenship for residents of the breakaway Transnistria region of Moldova, independent Russian outlet Agentstvo reported on May 15.

16 May, 10:50 AM

Ukraine hardens defenses along Transnistria border

Ukrainian forces are strengthening defensive positions on the southwestern front, including near the Russia-controlled Moldovan region of Transnistria, DeepState OSINT (open-source intelligence) project reported on May 4.

5 May, 02:34 AM

Russia’s envoy in Moldova warns of scenarios to “protect” Transnistria, MFA responds

Russia’s ambassador to Moldova, Oleg Ozerov, said Moscow would “protect” Russians in Transnistria in case of a forceful resolution of the conflict, while Moldova’s Foreign Ministry urged him to focus on his duties, NewsMaker reported on May 4.

4 May, 03:46 PM

Moscow intends to keep its Transnistria military enclave — Budanov

Russia has not abandoned its plans to keep control over Transnistria, even if it is reluctant to opt for a military escalation in the region, Presidential Office head Kyrylo Budanov said on April 17

17 April, 10:42 PM

Russia eyes buffer zone from Transnistria flank

Russian forces have plans to create a “buffer zone” extending into Ukraine’s Vinnytsia Oblast from the direction of the Transdniestria, the unrecognized separatist enclave in Moldova, Ukrainian presidential office deputy head Pavlo Palisa told RBC-Ukraine on April 8.

8 April, 10:07 AM

Ukraine, Moldova agree on new power transmission lines

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Moldovan PM Alexandru Muntianu discussed bilateral energy infrastructure projects during a meeting in Kyiv, Zelenskyy said on Feb. 10.

10 February, 10:09 PM

No Russian buildup seen in Transnistria, border agency says

Ukraine has assessed the border segment with Moldova along the Transnistria section as potentially dangerous since 2022. However, no active movements or buildup of forces are currently observed there, State Border Guard Service spokesman Andriy Demchenko said on air with Suspilne.Studio on Dec. 13.

14 December 2025, 11:45 AM

Russia ramping up operations in Moldova's breakaway Transnistria region

Russia is urgently ramping up operations in Moldova's Transnistria region — the so-called “PMR” — to divert Ukrainian resources toward the growing threat from the Russian enclave, NV sources said on Dec. 10.

10 December 2025, 05:19 PM

Zelenskyy: Transnistria fired at Ukraine at start of full-scale war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sept. 27 that at the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, “several shots” were fired from the Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria.

28 September 2025, 03:10 PM

NATO on Transnistria: Russia undermining Moldova’s democracy, but no military threat seen

NATO has addressed reports from Moldova about a possible Russian troop buildup in Transnistria, saying the alliance currently sees no military threat to the country. The statement came during a closed briefing, according to Newsmaker, which cited a senior NATO official.

25 June 2025, 02:32 PM

Moldova warns of Russian interference ahead of parliamentary elections

Moscow might incite a crisis through its Transnistria puppet statelet to destabilize Moldova ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for fall 2025, Moldovan President Maia Sandu said on June 13.

13 June 2025, 09:42 PM

Kremlin stirs tensions via frozen conflicts in Georgia, Transnistria, South Caucasus — Ukraine’s HUR

Russia is deliberately fueling regional instability through frozen conflicts in Georgia, Transnistria, and the South Caucasus by using hybrid warfare tactics to expand its influence, former deputy chief of Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) Illia Pavlenko said in a statement released by the agency on June 6.

6 June 2025, 02:56 PM

Transnistria moves to rename streets linked to communist figures

The leader of the unrecognized Transnistria region, Vadym Krasnoselsky, urged Tyraspol authorities to restore historical street names, saying the city does not need streets named after Clara Zetkin or Rosa Luxemburg, as they "did nothing good for Transnistria," Newsmaker reported on March 29.

29 March 2025, 07:01 PM

Moldova breaks free from Russia’s gas trap, pulls plug on emergency

Moldovan Prime Minister, Dorin Recean, announced that the 60-day state of emergency in the energy sector will not be extended beyond Feb. 14, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported.

14 February 2025, 12:09 PM

Moldova says Transnistria has an alternative to Ukrainian gas transit

Transnistria can receive Russian gas the same way Slovakia does, Moldovan President Maia Sandu said, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

8 February 2025, 10:51 AM

Moldova secures gas supply for Transnistria with EU funding

Moldova approved a €30 million ($30.7 million) gas purchase for the breakaway region of Transnistria using EU grant funds, aiming to address the energy crisis caused by the halt in Russian gas supplies, according to the government’s message on Feb. 1

3 February 2025, 12:35 PM

Transnistria’s gas crisis: Hungarian energy giant steps in to offer a lifeline

Hungary’s largest oil and gas company, MOL, plans to supply gas to Transnistria, Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean announced, according to IPN.

28 January 2025, 12:24 PM

Moldova steps in to supply gas to energy-strapped Transnistria

The Moldovan government will lend 3 million cubic meters of gas to the Transnistrian region, Prime Minister Dorin Recean announced, as reported by NewsMaker.md.

27 January 2025, 05:45 PM

Transnistrian leader snubs Zelenskyy’s energy proposal, deepening crisis

The leader of Moldova’s Transnistrian region, Vadim Krasnoselsky, has rejected Ukraine’s proposal to supply coal and send specialists to restore operations at the Moldavskaya GRES power plant in Transnistria.

27 January 2025, 03:44 PM

Kyiv offers energy lifeline and expertise to Moldova amid crisis

Ukraine is ready to supply coal to Moldova and send specialists to help increase the electricity production capacity of the Moldovan hydroelectric power plant (HPP) in the unrecognized Moscow-backed separatist enclave of Transnistria, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a joint press briefing with his Moldovan counterpart Maia Sandu on Jan. 26.

27 January 2025, 10:13 AM

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