Russia, Moldova and Transnistria

Thousands without heating in Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria region, after Russian gas supplies cut
The head of Moldova’s breakaway region Transnistria has urged residents to burn firewood for heating and warned that blackouts cannot be avoided, after Moscow stopped supplying gas via Ukraine.
Moldova and Transnistria Face Energy Crisis as Russian Gas Deliveries End
Since the beginning of 2025, Moldova, including the breakaway pro-Russian region of Transnistria, has been grappling with a severe energy crisis following the cessation of gas deliveries by Russian gas giant Gazprom.
Moldova, Transnistria grapple with the end of Russian gas deliveries
Since 1 January 2025, the Republic of Moldova, including the pro-Russian breakaway region of Transnistria, has struggled to respond to the end of gas deliveries by Russian gas utility Gazprom, plunging the country into a new energy crisis.
Moldova Region’s Energy Crisis Worsens as Water Supply Disrupted
Russian breakaway region of Transnistria has deepened, with residents now facing disruptions in water supplies, according to Prime Minister Dorin Recean.
Moldovan PM: Crisis in Transnistria is Kremlin's attempt to put pressure on Ukraine
Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean believes the energy and humanitarian crisis in Transnistria is orchestrated by Russian authorities to exert pressure on Ukraine. Source: Recean during a crisis briefing in Chișinău on Saturday,
Moldova calls energy crisis in Transnistria part of Russia's larger plan
The Moldovan government has stated that the energy crisis in the unrecognised republic of Transnistria, caused by the halt in Russian gas supplies, is part of a broader Russian plan of manipulation and propaganda.
Russia fueling Transnistria energy crisis for propaganda, destabilization, Moldova says
The energy crisis in Transnistria, triggered by Russia's Jan. 1 cutoff of gas supplies, is part of a broader Russian plan to manipulate and spread propaganda, Moldovan government spokesperson Daniel Voda said on Jan.
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Transnistria's electricity supply system faces collapse amid gas shortage, Moldovan official warns
The electricity supply system in the Russian-occupied Moldovan region of Transnistria is at risk of collapse after the halt ...
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Moldovan PM: We want to reintegrate Transnistria, for Russian troops to withdraw, and deploy peacekeepers
The Moldovan government insists that the goal of Transnistria's transition to Chișinău's control remains unchanged, ...
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Moldovan PM Says Russia Fabricated Transnistria Crisis, Praises Ukrainian Armed Forces
Moldovan PM Dorin Recean links the Transnistria energy situation to Russia's strategy, while underscoring Ukraine’s role in ...
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Power system in Transnistria may completely fail - Moldovan government
In the russian-occupied Transnistria, the electricity deficit is about 30%. Due to overload, there is a risk that the ...
A Gas Cutoff Sends Shivers Through a Russian-Backed Breakaway Region
A renegade part of Moldova once boasted it would become a Russian-speaking Switzerland. Now without gas, its leader assured ...
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Transnistria Rejects Only Way Out Of Energy Crisis
It was previously reported that after Ukraine stopped the transit of Russian gas, central heating and hot water supply were ...
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75,000 homes in Transnistria left without gas. Coal for heat and electricity left for 50 days
The separatist administration in Transnistria reported that almost 75,000 homes/apartments in the Transnistrian region have ...
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ICDS director: Russia could cause a humanitarian disaster in Transnistria
Europe's gas supply is not at risk after Ukraine suspended the transport of Russian gas, but Moscow could create a ...
Transnistria urges residents to heat stoves with wood amid significant gas shortages
Some 1,500 high-rise buildings in Transnistria are currently without heating and hot water, and nearly 72,000 homes are ...