Moldova breakaway region faces extended blackouts

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 breakaway region faces extended blackouts after gas cutoff
People walk in Tiraspol in Moldova's breakaway region of Transdniestria, Jan. 4, 2025. Flows of Russian gas via Ukraine to central and eastern Europe stopped on New Year's Day after a transit deal expired between the warring countries and Kyiv refused to extend it.
Russia’s Gazprom says it will halt gas supplies to Moldova starting Jan. 1
Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom says it will halt gas supplies to Moldova starting on Jan. 1, citing alleged unpaid debt by the east European country.
Breakaway Moldovan region cuts heating and hot water after Russia stops gas flow
The breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria cut heating and hot water supplies to households on Wednesday after Russia stopped supplying gas via Ukraine.
Moldova braces for energy crisis after Russia halts gas supply amid winter freeze
Russian-owned gas giant Gazprom announced in December it would halt gas supplies to Moldova over a dispute over an alleged $709 million debt for past supplies.
‘No heating, no light': Moldovans fear looming energy shortage as Russia halts gas supplies
Moldovans are bracing for a difficult winter ahead as a looming energy shortage could leave them without enough energy.
Russia says it will stop gas exports to Moldova from Jan 1
Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Saturday it would suspend gas exports to Moldova from 0500 GMT on Jan. 1 due to unpaid debt by Moldova, which is bracing for severe power cuts.
Russia cuts gas deliveries to Moldova in attempt to undermine political stability
By Iulian Ernst in Bucharest Majority state-owned Russian company Gazprom discontinued its gas supplies to Moldova at 7:00am local time on January 1, saying that Moldovagaz, in which the Russian company holds a majority stake,
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Russian Gas Shutoff Pumps Up Pressure On Moldova's Pro-Western Government
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Is Russia planning a ‘false flag’ attack on Moldova?
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Worries mount in eastern, Central Europe after Ukraine halts Russian gas transit
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Russian attack wounds three in Ukraine's Sumy region, local officials say
A Russian guided bomb attack on Saturday wounded 10 people, including two children, in a village in Ukraine's northeastern ...
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 ...