2022 in Transnistria

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Events in the year 2022 in Transnistria .

Incumbents

• President of Transnistria: Vadim Krasnoselsky
• Prime Minister of Transnistria: Aleksandr Martynov (until 30 May), Aleksandr Rozenberg (since 30 May)
• Speaker of the Supreme Council: Alexander Korshunov

Events

Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Transnistria

January

• 20 January – Aleksandr Rozenberg is appointed as the new Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources. ^[1]

April

• 25 April
  • 2022 Transnistria attacks: Explosions hit the headquarters of the Ministry of State Security in the capital Tiraspol, ^[2] at 18:00 local time (15:00 GMT). ^[3]
  • The Tiraspol Airport was attacked from the air at 23:30, possibly having been from a drone strike; two explosives had been dropped on the air base of the airport. The windows and hood of a ZIL-131 truck were damaged. ^[4]
• 26 April
  • 2022 Transnistria attacks: Two explosions in the Grigoriopol transmitter were reported in Maiac, the first one at 6:40 and the second at 7:05, knocking out two radio antennas that broadcast Russian radio stations. No injuries were reported on the site and nobody has claimed responsibility. ^{[3] [5] [6]}
  • A self-proclaimed "group of patriots" of the Ministry of State Security sent a document in Russian to the editorial team of the Moldovan newspaper AVA appealing to their state authorities, representatives of diplomatic missions, and to Moldovan and Ukrainian media and law enforcement institutions. ^{[7] [8]}
• 27 April
  • the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Transnistria reported that several drones flew over Cobasna, which is only around 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) away from the border with Ukraine, and that shots were fired at the village. The ministry claim that the drones came from Ukraine. ^{[9] [10]}
  • The media outlet TV PMR release a video and new information about the attack on April 25, that the bombers arrived in Tiraspol in a car from the area of Grigoriopol, after illegally crossing the border from Ukraine. ^[11]

May

• 6 May – 2022 Transnistria attacks: Four explosions are reported near a former aerodrome in Vărăncău at 9:40, by at least two drones. An hour later, the incident was repeated. ^[12]
• 27 May – PM Martynov is fired by President Krasnoselsky, who replaces him with Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources Aleksandr Rozenberg. ^[13]
• 30 May – Aleksandr Rozenberg officially becomes the new prime minister of Transnistria. ^[14]

June

• 5 June – 2022 Transnistria attacks: Two explosives are reported to have been launched from a drone over a military reserve unit in Vladimirovca at 5:10. ^[15]
• 15 June – Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev held a meeting with Slovakia Ambassador to Moldova Pavol Ivan. Issues with Transnistrian imports and banking were discussed, and both agreed to maintain further communications in the future. ^{[16] [17]}

Deaths

Main article: deaths in 2022

Further information: Category:2022 deaths

See also

• 2022 in Europe
• COVID-19 pandemic in Europe

References

1. "Президент назначил Александра Розенберга главой Минсельхозприроды" Prezident naznachil Aleksandra Rozenberga glavoy Minselkhozprirody [The President appointed Alexander Rozenberg head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources]. novostipmr.com (in Russian). 2022-01-19. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
2. "Blasts hit ministry in separatist Transnistria, near Ukraine". Associated Press. 2022-04-25. Archived from the original on 2022-08-30. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
3. "Moldova holds urgent security meeting after Transnistria blasts". Al Jazeera English. April 26, 2022. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
4. "Explozia de la aerodromul de la Tiraspol s-a auzit la Parcani: Două obiecte explozive ar fi fost aruncate cu ajutorul unei drone" [The explosion at the Tiraspol aerodrome was heard in Parcani: Two explosive objects were allegedly dropped by a drone]. Unimedia (in Romanian). 26 April 2022. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
5. Tanas, Alexander (2022-04-26). "Tensions surge after breakaway Moldovan region reports attacks; Kyiv blames Russia". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2022-05-02. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
6. "Bзрывы B Посёлке Mаяк" Vzryvy V Posyelke Mayak [Explosions in Maiac Village]. Ministry of Internal Affairs of Transnistria (in Russian). 26 April 2022. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
7. "Офицеры МГБ разоблачают провокации российских спецслужб" Ofitsery MGB razoblachayut provokatsii rossiykikh specslyzhb [MGB officers expose provocations of Russian special services]. AVA.MD (in Russian). 26 April 2022.
8. Ionescu, Alexandra (27 April 2022). "Presa din Moldova publică lista spionilor ruși din autoproclamata Republică a Transnistriei" [The press from Molova publishes the list of Russian spies from the self-proclaimed Republic of Transnistria] (in Romanian). Antena 3. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
9. "Moldova's separatist Transdniester claims 'drones seen, shots fired' near huge ammo depot". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 27 April 2022. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
10. "Transnistria Rebels Say Drones Seen, Shots Fired Near Russia Arms Depot". Barron's. Agence France-Presse. 2022-04-27. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
11. Balakhnova, Vera (27 April 2022). "Приднестровские СМИ опубликовали видео обстрела здания МГБ в Тирасполе" Pridnestrovskie SMI opublikovali video obstrela zdaniya MGB v Tiraspole [Transnistrian media published a video of the shelling of the MGB building in Tiraspol]. NewsMaker (in Russian).
12. Aitken, Peter (7 May 2022). "Breakaway Moldova state of Transnistria reports explosions along Ukraine border". Fox News. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
13. Necșuțu, Mădălin (2022-05-27). "Breakaway Moldovan Region of Transnistria Gets New PM". Balkan Insight. Archived from the original on 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
14. "May 2022". rulers.org. Archived from the original on 2022-06-04. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
15. Bolotnicov, Cristian (6 June 2022). "Incidentul din apropierea localității Vladimirovka, investigat de așa-zisul comitet de anchetă de la Tiraspol" [The incident near the locality of Vladimirovka, investigated by the so-called Tiraspol investigation committee]. Agora (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
16. "Виталий Игнатьев провел встречу с Чрезвычайным и Полномочным Послом Словакии Паволом Иван" Vitaliy Ignat'ev provel vstrersu s Crezvycainym i Polnomotsnym Poslom Slovakii Pavolom Ivan [Vitaly Ignatiev held a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Slovakia Pavol Ivan]. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Transnistria) (in Russian). 2022-06-15. Archived from the original on 2022-08-29. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
17. "Vitaly Ignatiev Held a Meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Slovakia Pavol Ivan". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Transnistria) . 2022-06-16. Retrieved 8 July 2022.