At the site of the explosion in the village of Mayak in TransnistriaMOSCOW, Apr 26 Explosions in Transnistria are attempts destabilize the situation in the region, and may also be preparations for military aggression against the republic, said Bogdan Bezpalko, a member of the Council on Interethnic Relations under the President of Russia, in a commentary to RIA Novosti. someone is trying to destabilize the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. Perhaps this is preparation for military aggression against the republic,» the expert said. However, according to him, it is impossible to say something clearly, because there are no results of the investigation. «Even the information about the explosions themselves is quite contradictory. For example, it is known that the building of the Ministry of State Security was shelled, but I also read reports that an airfield near Tiraspol was attacked by mines,» Bezpalko said. According to preliminary data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic , on Monday, the building of the Ministry of State Security of the PMR in Tiraspol was shot several times from a hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher. The department clarified that windows on the upper floors were broken in the building, the surrounding area was cordoned off by police officers. As a result of the explosions, no one was hurt. Transnistria, 60% of whose inhabitants are Russians and Ukrainians, sought secession from Moldova even before the collapse of the USSR, fearing that on the wave of nationalism, Moldova would join Romania. In 1992, after a failed attempt by the Moldovan authorities to solve the problem by force, Pridnestrovie became virtually a territory not controlled by Chisinau. in Transnistria
