Moldovan peacekeeper died on the border of Transnistria

Ambulance in MoldovaCHISINAU, February 6 border of the unrecognized Transnistria, presumably, it is a suicide, said the Moldovan police. The head of the PMR responded to the words of the President of Moldova about the «people of Russia» peacekeeping post in the village of Gura Bicului. The contractor has served in the Joint Peacekeeping Forces since 2020. The state of emergency occurred on Sunday «in the line of duty.» Peace in the Transnistrian conflict zone is supported by a joint peacekeeping force, which includes 402 Russian military personnel, 492 Transnistrian, 355 Moldovan, as well as ten military observers from Ukraine. Peacekeepers serve at 15 stationary posts and checkpoints, which are located in key sections of the security zone. Transnistria, 60% of whose inhabitants are Russians and Ukrainians, sought secession from Moldova even before the collapse of the USSR, fearing that Moldova would join Romania on the wave of nationalism. In 1992, after a failed attempt by the Moldovan authorities to solve the problem by force, Transnistria became virtually a territory not controlled by Chisinau.