Russian special services are currently very active in the region.
Russia uses ammunition depots in Transnistria for the smuggling of weapons, said the representative of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Vadym Skibitsky.
“30 years ago, the Russian Federation occupied the territory of Transnistria. Every year there are mobilization exercises with a task force of Russian troops stationed in this area. During the exercises, defensive and counter-offensive operations are carried out with the use of ammunition from warehouses in the village of Kovbasniy. Part of the ammunition is used for combat training, part, according to military intelligence, for smuggling, “Skibitsky said.
Skibitsky also added that the current situation in the region is a clear signal of Russia's readiness to use Transnistria as a territory. an additional springboard for aggression not only against Ukraine, but also for potential aggressive actions against the Republic of Moldova.
“We are monitoring the situation in Transnistria. There is now a serious struggle between the authorities and the special services of the Russian Federation are very active. The terrorist acts committed on the territory of Transnistria were aimed at forcing the Transnistrian leadership to agree to expand the presence of Russian troops. In addition, the explosions at the facilities will be presented as a threat to the population of the region and a signal to the leadership of the Republic of Moldova to abandon pro-European policy, “said a representative of the Ministry of Defense.
According to him, the main goal of the Russian Federation is to keep the region completely under Moscow's control, as it has been trying to do for 30 years.
According to our data, everything that is happening on the territory of Transnistria is under the control of the FSB of the Russian Federation, “Skibitsky added.
Read also: The Armed Forces warned that the Russians were preparing provocations in Transnistria It will be recalled that Russia plans not only to establish control over the entire territory of Donbass, but also to completely capture the south of Ukraine in order to break through the land corridor to Crimea and Transnistria, where “Russian-speakers are being oppressed.”
On April 26, two explosions erupted in Transnistria, setting off a “red level of terrorist threat.” The Russian media say that the “chairman of Transnistria” held a “meeting of the Security Council”, where the decision was made. .
