Russian troops in so-called Transnistria conduct unauthorised exercises

Shots were heard in Transnistria, a non-recognised state that is officially considered a part of Moldova, on 22 December; it turned out that soldiers from the Russian forces stationed there were the ones shooting. Source: Newsmaker, a Moldovan news outlet Details: The shots were heard near the villages of Gisca and Corjova on the left bank of the Dnister as part of unauthorised exercises.

Sergiu Golovaci, Head of the Moldovan delegation to the Joint Control Commission (JCC), confirmed to Zona de Securitate that the shooting had lasted about 40 minutes.

The JCC is a joint military command structure of Moldova, Transnistria and Russia that operates in the demilitarised zone on the border between Moldova and Ukraine. The Reintegration Bureau told Newsmaker that they would raise the issue of what happened at the next JCC meeting. "We will raise this issue at a meeting of the JCC, during which the Moldovan delegation will reaffirm its unwavering position on the inadmissibility of unilateral military actions along the perimeter of the Security Zone, which could destabilise the situation in the region and cause panic among the population," they said.

Background:

• Moldova has recently organised military exercises near the border of Russian-occupied Transnistria, only 22 kilometres from the Ukrainian border.
• Moldova recently received its first new-generation radar to protect its skies.

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