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.
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 of Russian gas flow, a high-ranking official of Moldova’s Energy Ministry warned on Jan.
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 residents, “We will not allow a societal collapse.”
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.
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 without gas.
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 ...
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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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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 ...
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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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Moldova Describes Energy Crisis in Transnistria as Part of Russia’s Broader Strategy
The Moldovan government cites Russian energy manipulation as key to the Transnistrian gas supply issues, fueling ...
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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 ...
Kyiv Independent on MSN3d
Rolling blackouts begin in Russian-occupied Transnistria amid gas shortages, local authorties say
Authorities in Russian-occupied Transnistria began rolling blackouts on Jan. 3 after Russia’s suspension of gas exports ...