Ukraine warns that Russian troops have “redeployed” in Transnistria

The Mayor state from Ukraine has warned that Russia is making a “redeploy“of his forces concentrated in the region of Transnistriathe self-proclaimed Russian republic of moldovaon the western border of Ukraine.

“We have noticed the redeployment of russian troops and divisions in the separatist region to carry out provocative actions, the demonstration of readiness for a offensive and possibly military actions against Ukraine,” warned the ukrainian army in a statement collected by the news portal topor.

Russian forces have been stationed in Transnistria since the early 1990s, when the Soviet Union broke up.

However, the Moldovan government has stated that “at the moment” it does not have enough information to verify the Ukrainian accusation. “State institutions are closely monitoring the security situation in the region,” he said in a statement posted on Twitter. according to a statement posted on Twitter.

“The authorities will continue to monitor and exchange information with their allies to ensure the safety of our citizens,” the note concludes.

Transnistria is a breakaway state which, although it declares itself pro-russian territoryhas not been recognized by any country, not even Russia. It is located between the river Dniester and the border between Moldova and Ukraine. It has now managed to get out of the control of the Moldovan government and has acquired the attributes of a state, including its own currency, police, army and postal service.

With the fall and subsequent disintegration of the Soviet Unionand faced with the possibility of Moldova becoming part of Romania, several districts on the eastern bank of the Dniester, with a majority Russian-speaking population, proclaimed the Transnistrian Moldavian Republic in the early 1990s.