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Where is Transnistria and why is it being drawn into Ukraine war?

Moscow-backed region in Moldova, which borders Ukraine, is in the news after a series of explosions

The Guardian - AU

Transnistria: Moldovan breakaway region says shots fired from Ukraine towards village

Moldova has raised its terror threat warning to highest level after several explosions in recent days

The Independent UK

Moldovan breakaway region says shots fired from Ukraine towards village

The Interior Ministry of Moldova's pro-Russian breakaway region of Transdniestria said on Wednesday that shots were fired from the territory of Ukraine overnight towards a village that houses a large ammunition depot.

Reuters

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United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, arrives in Ukraine – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Possible 'false flag' attacks in separatist Moldovan region of Transnistria raises concerns Russia plans to expand conflict

Ukraine accuses Russia of orchestrating attacks in the Moldovan separatist region of Transnistria, which Latvia's foreign minister says reminds him of Russia's action in Donbas at the start of the invasion of Ukraine.

ABC News

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 63 of the invasion

Russia halts gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria; Volodymyr Zelenskiy accuses Moscow of seeking to destabilise Moldova region

The Guardian - AU

Stop relying on Russia, Ukraine warns Europe after gas shutoff

Europe should stop depending on Russia for trade after Moscow halted gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland for not paying in roubles, Ukraine said, as the shutoff exposed the continent's weaknesses and divisions on Wednesday.

Reuters

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Russia’s war in Ukraine threatens to spill over in dangerous new phase

Analysis: Mysterious explosions in Moldova raise possibility of new Putin gambit after early failures

The Guardian - UK

Rand Paul goes to bat for Putin – again

Salon

US, Allies Promise Heavy Arms for Ukraine, Shrug off Russian Nuclear Warning

The United States and its allies pledged new packages of ever heavier weapons for Ukraine during a meeting on Tuesday at a German air base, brushing off a threat from Moscow that their support for Kyiv could lead to nuclear war. US officials have switched emphasis this week from speaking…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Factbox-What is the breakaway Transdniestria region of Moldova where tensions are rising?

Tensions are rising in the breakaway Moldovan region of Transdniestria, adjacent to Ukraine, where authorities say explosions have hit radio masts and the state security service headquarters in the space of a day.

Reuters

Moldova holds security meeting after explosions in pro-Russian region

Russia has approximately 1,500 troops based in the region which has been independent from Moldova since 1992

Evening Standard

Five things to know about Russian-backed Transnistria

Moldova’s president warns of an attempt to escalate tensions after several explosions at sites in Transnistria.

Al Jazeera

Moldova urges calm, boosts security after Transnistria blasts

Ex-Soviet Moldova on Tuesday urged citizens to stay calm and stepped up security after a series of blasts in a Russian-backed separatist region raised fears of a spillover from the war in Ukraine.

France 24

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Reuters

Ukraine warns against attempts to drag Moldova's Transniestria region into war

Ukraine's foreign ministry expressed concern on Tuesday about the situation in Moldova's pro-Russian breakaway region of Transdniestria, and condemned what it said were Russian attempts to drag the region into Russia's war against Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Explainer: How is Trans-Dniester related to the war in Ukraine?

Recent explosions in strip of Moldovan land have raised concerns that Russia’s war in Ukraine could extend there

Reuters

Moldovan breakaway region says attacks can be traced to Ukraine - TASS

The head of the breakaway Moldovan region of Transdniestria said attacks on the territory could be traced back to Ukraine, the TASS news agency reported on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: How is Trans-Dniester related to war in Ukraine?

Among the sites of the former Soviet Union’s “frozen conflicts,” a long and narrow strip of land in Moldova has been the most stable for three decades

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The Independent UK

More explosions in separatist Trans-Dniester, near Ukraine

Police in the Moldovan separatist region of Trans-Dniester say two explosions on Tuesday morning in a radio facility close to the Ukrainian border knocked two powerful antennas out of service

The Guardian - UK

Fears grow over Moldova breakaway region being drawn into Ukraine war

Senior Russian diplomat says Moscow is ‘concerned’ over string of explosions in Transnistria

Reuters

Military unit in Moldovan breakaway region hit by 'terrorist attack' - media

The Security Council of Moldova's breakaway Transdniestria region has reported a "terrorist attack" on a military unit near the city of Tiraspol, the TASS news agency reported on Tuesday.

Reuters

Blasts hit Soviet-era radio antennae in breakaway Moldovan region, authorities say

Two explosions damaged old Soviet-era radio antennae that broadcast Russian radio from a village in the breakaway Moldovan region of Transdniestria on Tuesday, local authorities said.

Los Angeles Times

Russia ‘failing’ in Ukraine war, Blinken says; explosions rock breakaway Moldova region

DNIPRO, Ukraine — U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken declared Monday that “Russia is failing” in its war aims, as new fighting flared in Ukraine’s eastern battle zone and Russian forces reportedly aimed a round of airstrikes at railway facilities in the country’s west and center.

Reuters

Blasts tear through state security HQ in Moldova's breakaway region - TV

A series of blasts tore through the ministry of state security in the capital of Moldova's breakaway region of Transdniestria, the TSV television station reported.

The Conversation

Ukraine invasion: 'stage two' of Russia's war is ringing alarm bells in nearby Moldova – here's why

The second stage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is underway. The scope of the war now appears to be establishing full control over Donbas and southern Ukraine. If successful, this would mean Russian occupation of approximately one-third of Ukraine, cutting the country off from its Black Sea ports, including Odesa.

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