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Articles with tag "Transnistria"

rising tensions

Russia Says Ukraine Preparing ‘Armed Provocation’ in Breakaway Transnistria

Ukraine plans to "stage" an attack by Russian troops from the unrecognized republic, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed.
Two attacks

Oil Depot, Military Office Targeted in Moldova's Separatist Region

Kyiv has accused Russia of wanting to destabilize the region to create a pretext for military intervention.
'acts of terrorism'

Russia Says ‘Alarmed’ by Tensions in Breakaway Transnistria

Kyiv has accused Russia of wanting to destabilize Moldova's separatist region to create a pretext for a military intervention.
heightened state

Transnistria Rebels Say Drones Seen, Shots Fired Near Russia Arms Depot

The announcement comes amid fears of a spillover from the war in Ukraine into the Moscow-backed separatist region of Moldova.
western ambitions

‘They’d Probably All Die’: Analysts Doubt Russian Push Toward Separatist Transnistria

For the moment, Russia's forces are concentrated in eastern Ukraine and attempting to seize the Donbas region.
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