"Amid the ongoing war in Ukraine and between the fragile borders that crisscross the former Soviet Union, the self-proclaimed Republic of Transnistria, which broke away from Moldova more than 30 years ago after a brief but bloody conflict, remains locked in deep political and diplomatic isolation. Transnistria map Home to about 450,000 people, Transnistria is a narrow strip of land wedged between Moldova and Ukraine, along the eastern bank of the Dniester River."
"Its de facto capital, Tiraspol, lies less than 60 miles from the Ukrainian port city of Odesa. Though small in size about 125 miles long the region holds outsized strategic importance, sitting on a key corridor between the Black Sea and central Europe. Tanks on display in the streets of Tiraspol come from the Dniester war, also known as the Transnistrian war or Moldovan civil war."
Transnistria is a self-proclaimed breakaway region between Moldova and Ukraine with about 450,000 residents concentrated along the eastern bank of the Dniester River. Tiraspol is the de facto capital, located under 60 miles from Odesa. The region broke away after a 1992 post-Soviet conflict that caused roughly 1,000 deaths and left visible wartime monuments and weaponry on display. Transnistria maintains its own government and institutions but lacks international recognition and operates in a legal grey zone. Russia maintains about 1,500 troops nominally as peacekeepers, projecting influence over Moldova while Transnistria remains rooted in Soviet-era identity.
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