Transnistria is a Russian-occupied strip of territory in the Republic of Moldova on the border with Ukrainedas. It’s a small, self-proclaimed independent organization not recognized by the UN. Russian troops would be stationed there, the size of which we do not know exactly, and for days there has been talk of a reinforcement of this Russian military garrison by sending paratroops and airborne troops.
The Transnistrian capital, Tiraspol, is less than 100 kilometers from Odessa and could represent the west bank for Vladimir Putin to use a pincer maneuver to unleash another attack. By transporting the tanks and missiles from the southwest, Tiraspol could lock Odessa in a triple vise: Russian troops from the east, bombardment of ships stationed in the Black Sea and expulsion of forces in Transnistria from the northwest. This is also considered a hunting ground for the businesses of several oligarchs and has always been enriched by flourishing smuggling. In fact, Transnistria remains a kind of last surviving Soviet state, ruled by a single party, with the reins being pulled in Moscow.
According to unverifiable estimates, Transnistria is said to have about 1,500 between Russian and Moldovan soldiers and officers. But no one knows which and how many weapons are hidden in the tens of kilometers of underground bunkers inherited from the Soviet era. For the time being, the Ukrainian pioneers, who did not trust Tiraspol, have already blown up a railway bridge. Ukrainian intelligence services confirm: “We have detected a movement of Russian troops and divisions of the self-proclaimed Republic of Transnistria to carry out provocations and possible military actions against us.”
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