Brief history for those unfamiliar. In 1991, after fall of USSR, Romanian Moldova tried to repress its Russian-speaking minorities in the Dniestr river region. The Russians, Ukrainians, Cossacks, Jews, Roma, and others who populate what is now Pridnestrovie rose up against the Romanians. In 1992, after a year of fierce fighting, Russia's 14th Army entered Pridnestrovie to stop further bloodshed. The region, home to 600,000 people, has been de-facto independent ever since.

It is very militaristic and the government of President Igor Smirnov constantly engages in anti-Romanian propaganda. Most of his army's weapons came from the 14th Army's warehouses which Russia, so conveniently, 'forgot', when most of our forces left the region. Moldovan-Romanian is, on paper, one of the three official languages of PMR (along with Russian and Ukrainian), but last Romanian-language school was close years ago, as was last newspaper printed in that language.

Armed Forces of Pridnestrovie

T-80 tanks


Troops




Pridnestrovian Specnaz unit 'Delta'


Border Troops


Specnaz 'Dnestr'


Specnaz hand to hand combat demonstration


Mi8 helicopter



President Smirnov (middle) and Generals inspect their forces


Pridnestrovie has 7,500 full-time troops, plus a further 25,000 can be mobilized in a short time.

PMR Armed Forces are armed with, currently:

• 70 Tanks
• 150 APCs
• 122 Artillery Guns (incl. 40 GRAD systems)
• 46 AA installations
• 173 destroyer units

29 aircraft including:

• 3 An-2
• 1 An-26
• 4 Mi-2 helicopters
• 5 Mi-8 helicopters
• 2 Yak-18

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I think Russia will arm them more soon. If the Romanians keep pissing us off

Good luck Romania , just because my fiancé is romanian lol, by the way don't u know any news about su-35 deal to Egypt???

Originally Posted by Elsarof

Good luck Romania , just because my fiancé is romanian lol, by the way don't u know any news about su-35 deal to Egypt???

There was? Good.

I am not sure what is Putin doing... One moment he tries to be friend with Israel, next, he is with Arabs. Iran too, though we won't be selling them the S300s, that is already decided.

Originally Posted by Prapor

There was? Good.

I am not sure what is Putin doing... One moment he tries to be friend with Israel, next, he is with Arabs. Iran too, though we won't be selling them the S300s, that is already decided.

well u can say (As long as any country got money they can buy anything from russia) russia isn't israel or egypt or iran friend ...if u have money then u can buy wat u want.anyway i hope we can get su-35 cuz israel will have f-35 soon.

by the way who is he ?

Originally Posted by Elsarof

well u can say (As long as any country got money they can buy anything from russia) russia isn't israel or egypt or iran friend ...if u have money then u can buy wat u want.anyway i hope we can get su-35 cuz israel will have f-35 soon.

Agreed. Though, they should supply our own air force first.

Originally Posted by Elsarof

by the way who is he ?

Putin is... Putin. That's all.


It's like, there are the Generals, the Ministers, the President. And, somewhere above them all, there is Putin. Like Khomeini in Iran lol

HAHAHAHAHAHA oh Vladimir Putin ya i know him.

BOTH Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov AND Cossack Ataman Vladimir Vodolacky said that Russia should be a Tsardom again, and that Putin should be Tsar

That is something.

Originally Posted by Prapor

BOTH Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov AND Cossack Ataman Vladimir Vodolacky said that Russia should be a Tsardom again, and that Putin should be Tsar

That is something.

Oh, come on don't do this. The other Kaczynski brother won't have fun trolling Russia anymore... most of politicians are scared of this guy. I think because he looks like he can get the job done .
Why can't you get yourself another Lenin clone... least I wouldn't be ashamed of fat ****s that sit in our parliment.

Originally Posted by FUNeral

Oh, come on don't do this. The other Kaczynski brother won't have fun trolling Russia anymore... most of politicians are scared of this guy. I think because he looks like he can get the job done .
Why can't you get yourself another Lenin clone... least I wouldn't be ashamed of fat ****s that sit in our parliment.

I heard they are going to finally bury him soon (Lenin). Wonder what they'll do with the Mausoleum... All those millions pumped into it all those years... How many schools, kindergardens, factories, officers housing, homes for elderly could have been built with all that money? What a waste.

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Mobile communications station


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'For native Bеndery' (city in Pridnestrovie)




Cossacks lol

Thousands of them moved there from Russia and East Ukraine over the years to settle and 'defend Slavic land'. Not officially part of PMR army, but Smirnov can call on them when he needs them.

Yeah... So, these guys are pretty rag tag. Оld Soviet equipment, little discipline. But, it gives them an advantage too, over the Romanians: unpredictability. Plus, they know gurrela warfare. Russian specnaz guys who fought in Chechnya go to Pridnestrovie to train their forces.