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.
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 turns off heating and hot water supply for consumers due to cessation of gas transit through Ukraine
The separatist Moldovan region of Transnistria has stopped heating and hot water supply to households after the cessation of gas transit through Ukraine.The
Leader of unrecognised Transnistria urges residents to use firewood for heating as Russia does not supply gas
Vadim Krasnoselsky, the leader of the unrecognised republic of Transnistria in Moldova, has said that there are "no hopeless situations" and called for heating with firewood amid the loss of gas and heating in the homes of thousands of people in Transnistria.
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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 offered to buy gas for Transnistria at its own expense
Transnistria has faced major problems due to the cessation of Russian gas transit through Ukraine. However, back in December, ...
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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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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
A European region shut down swathes of its economy after Russian gas stopped flowing from Ukraine
Industrial production has screeched to a halt in Transnistria, a breakaway region of Europe, after Russian gas flows through ...
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Transnistria faces industrial collapse after Russian gas suspension, senior official says
Although a deal allowing Russian gas to transit through Ukraine expired on the same day, Gazprom insists the suspension is ...