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Armed Forces of Transnistria
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The Armed Forces of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic[lower-alpha 1] are the military forces of the unrecognized state of Transnistria. The Armed Forces fall under the leadership of the Ministry of Defence. The Armed Forces were created on 6 September 1991 to maintain the sovereignty and independence of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, in accordance with Article 11 of the Republic's Constitution.[2]
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Armed Forces of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic | |
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Вооружённые силы Приднестровской Молдавской Республики | |
![]() Insignia of the Armed Forces | |
Founded | 6 September 1991; 32 years ago (1991-09-06) |
Headquarters | Tiraspol |
Leadership | |
Commander-in-chief | Vadim Krasnoselsky |
Minister of Defence | Major General Oleg Obruchkov |
Chief of the General Staff | Colonel Sergey Gerasyutenko |
Personnel | |
Military age | 18 |
Active personnel | 5,000 (2018)[1] |
Reserve personnel | 16,000 (2018)[1] |
Industry | |
Domestic suppliers | Transnistria |
Foreign suppliers | Russia Abkhazia South Ossetia |
Related articles | |
History | Transnistria War |
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