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Witness History: The war in Transnistria

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13/05/2022 GMT

The war in Transnistria

BBC World Service - Witness History, The war in Transnistria

The bloody conflict between Moldova and Russian-back separatists in the early 1990s

With speculation mounting that President Putin might mount an attack on Moldova, we're going back to the early 1990s and a war between the Moldovans and Russian-backed separatists in the disputed region of Transnistria. Several hundred people died in a conflict which ended in a stalemate in 1992. Matt Pintus speaks to former journalist and Moldovan defence minister, Viorel Cibotaru.

PHOTO: Russian-speaking Transnistrian fighters during the war (Getty Images)

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