Military of Transnistria

Armed Forces of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic
Вооружённые Силы Приднестровской Молдавской Республики Vooruzhonnije Síly Pridnestrovskaya Moldavskaya Respublika
Insignia of the Armed Forces
Active	6 September 1991 –
Country	Pridnestrovia
Allegiance	President of Transnistria
Type	Armed Forces
Role	Ground / Aerial warfare
Size	Active: 7,500 Reserve: 80,000[1]
Part of	Ministry of Defence
H/Q	Tiraspol
Colours
Engagements	Transnistria War
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief	Yevgeny Shevchuk
Minister of Defence	Alexander Lukyanenko
Insignia
War Flag

The Armed Forces of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Russian: Вооружённые Силы Приднестровской Молдавской Республики; Vooruzhonnije Síly Pridnestrovskaya Moldavskaya Respublika), are the military forces of the semi-recognised state of Pridnestrovia. The Armed Forces were created on 6 September 1991 to protect the sovereignty and independence of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, in accordance with Article 11 of the Republic's Constitution.^[2]

The armed forces are composed of 4,500 to 7,500 soldiers, divided into four motorised infantry brigades (Tiraspol, Bender, Rîbniţa, and Dubăsari), a tank battalion, an artillery regiment, and an anti-aircraft regiment (a further 15,000-25,000 personnel can be mobilised).^[1][3]

Inventory

Army

Infantry Weapons

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Image
Makarov PM	Semi-automatic pistol	—	Soviet Union
AKM	Assault rifle	—	Soviet Union
AK-74	Assault rifle	—	Soviet Union
SVD Dragunov	Semi-automatic sniper rifle	—	Soviet Union
PKM	General-purpose machine gun	—	Soviet Union
RPG-7	Rocket-propelled grenade	—	Soviet Union
RPG-18	Rocket-propelled grenade	—	Soviet Union
RPG-22	Rocket-propelled grenade	—	Soviet Union
RPG-26	Anti-tank rocket launcher	—	Soviet Union
RPG-27	Anti-tank rocket launcher	—	Soviet Union

Armoured Vehicles

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Image
T-72	Main battle tank	~20	Soviet Union
T-64BV	Main battle tank	~18	Soviet Union
T-55	Main battle tank	~35	Soviet Union
BMP-1	Infantry fighting vehicle	~30	Soviet Union
MT-LB	Armoured personnel carrier	—	Soviet Union
BTR-70	Armoured personnel carrier	~75	Soviet Union
BTR-60	Armoured personnel carrier	~40	Soviet Union
BRDM-2	Amphibious armored car	—	Soviet Union

Artillery

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Image
BM-21 Grad	Multiple rocket launcher	~40	Soviet Union
D-44	Field gun	—	Soviet Union

Air Defences

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Image
ZU-23-2	Anti-aircraft autocannon	—	Soviet Union
ZPU-4	Anti-aircraft autocannon	—	Soviet Union
KS-19	Anti-aircraft gun	—	Soviet Union
S-60	Anti-aircraft gun	—	Soviet Union
9K38 Igla	Man-portable air-defense system	—	Soviet Union

Air Force

Aircraft Roundel

• 1 Antonov An-12
• 3 Antonov An-2^[4]
• 1 Antonov An-26^[4][5]
• 4 Mil Mi-2 helicopters^[4][6]
• 5 Mil Mi-8 helicopters^[4][5][6]
• 2 Yakovlev Yak-18 trainers^[4]
• 6 Mil Mi-24 helicopters

Gallery

References

External links

• Prednestrovie.net, Law enforcement and armed forces of Pridnestrovie (archived link)