From Putin souvenirs to Soviet lunches: Why has travel to Transnistria gone viral?

The mini Soviet nation remains internationally unrecognised, but it seems tourists can’t get enough. View on euronews ...
NBC News

Turmoil in Transnistria: What might Putin want with a Moldovan breakaway region?

The mysterious explosions that rocked a thin strip of land in the small ex-Soviet nation of Moldova this week are fueling concerns that the war in Ukraine could spill over its borders and into Europe.
Fox News

Moldova's Russia-backed Transnistria region claims drone attacked military unit

State security services in Moldova’s Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria said Friday that a drone attacked a military unit close to the border with Ukraine, causing minor damage to a ...
Yahoo

What danger does Transnistria pose to Ukraine, Moldova?

When there was no mention of Transnistria — Moldova's Russia-led breakaway republic — in Vladimir Putin's speech on Feb. 29, Moldovans sighed with relief. A day prior, the leaders of the ...
CBS News

Mysterious explosions in Transnistria region of Moldova rattle Ukraine's neighbor

A series of mysterious explosions have taken place across Transnistria, a pro-Kremlin breakaway territory of Moldova that hosts Russian troops, sparking fears that the Russian invasion of Ukraine ...
Fox News

Russia uses ammo depot in Transnistria to smuggle weapons across Ukrainian borders

Ukrainian defense officials said Friday that Russia is using an ammunition depot in the Moldovan breakaway region of Transnistria to smuggle arms across its borders. Transnistria, which borders ...

Russian peacekeepers should leave Transnistria — new Prime Minister of Moldova

EADaily, October 29th, 2025. The new Prime Minister of Moldova, Alexander Munteanu, gave a special place in the government's program to "taking diplomatic and political measures to minimize the ...
Yahoo

Budanov: Transnistria not planning to appeal to join Russia

Cadets march on Republic Day in Tiraspol, the capital of the Russian-controlled Moldovan region of Transnistria, on Sept. 2, 2023. The Russian-controlled Moldovan region of Transnistria will not ...
USA Today

Transnistria is just a sliver of land between Moldova and Ukraine. But it's becoming a focus of war.

Transnistria is a breakaway region that occupies a long, narrow slice of land alongside Ukraine and Moldova. Moldovan government officials have long treated Transnistria with caution due to its ...
The New York Times

A Mini-Russia Gets Squeezed by War

The self-declared republic of Transnistria, on the Ukraine border, has been steered by Moscow for decades. During a rare visit, a reporter and photographer get an inside look into how it operates, ...