Russian Military Begins Exercises In The Breakaway Moldova Region Of Transdniestria

Image: Moldova, the former Soviet Republic, is located to the west of Ukraine. Photo: Jamie Brown

Russian Military Holds Exercises In Breakaway Moldova Region: Agency -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Russia's military staged training exercises on Tuesday in Transdniestria, a breakaway sliver of Moldova that is a focus of tension following Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region.

NATO's top military commander said on Sunday he was worried that Russia might have its eye on Transdniestria, a largely Russian-speaking region that borders western Ukraine, after seizing Crimea, which has a narrow ethnic Russian majority.

The Interfax news agency quoted a spokesman for Russia's Western Military District, Colonel Oleg Kochetkov, as saying that Russian forces stationed in Transdniestria had "conducted an anti-terrorism drill and practiced operations to rebuff an attack on their military base".

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More News On The Breakaway Moldova Region Of Transdniestria

Ukraine Crisis: Nato Chief Warns Russia Ready to Annex Moldova Separatist Region Transnistria -- IBTimes
The next place Russia annexes may be a smuggler’s paradise -- Quartz
Is the Moldovan territory of Transdniestria the next Crimea? -- France 24
What the Hell Is Transnistria, and Is Russia About to Invade It? -- Ryan Faith, Vice
Where's Transnistria? And why do people there hope Russia will annex them next? -- Nina Porzucki, PRI
Moldova’s Transnistria: The Next Crimea? – Analysis -- Eurasia Review

My Comment: As I had mentioned in a previous post .... I passed through this region about 15 years ago .... it was dysfunction and lawless then and I suspect that it is still lawless and dysfunctional today.