Military of Transnistria

Armed Forces of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic
Вооружённые силы Приднестровской Молдавской Республики Форцеле армате але Републичий Молдовенешть Нистрене Збройні сили Придністровської Молдавської Республіки
Insignia of the Armed Forces
Active	6 September 1991 –
Country	Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic
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	Vadim Krasnoselsky
Minister of Defence	Ruslan Paulesko
Insignia
War Flag

Military of Transnistria
Industry
Domestic suppliers	Transnistria
Foreign suppliers	Russia  Abkhazia  South Ossetia

The Armed Forces of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Moldovan: Форцеле армате але Републичий Молдовенешть Нистрене; Forțele armate ale Republicii Moldovenești Nistreene, Russian: Вооружённые силы Приднестровской Молдавской Республики; Vooruzhyonniye Sily Pridnestrovskoy Moldavskoy Respubliki, Ukrainian: Збройні сили Придністровської Молдавської Республіки; Zbroini syly Prydnistrovśkoi Moldavśkoi Respubliky), are the military forces of the semi-recognised state of Transnistria. 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-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
GMZ-3-based APC	Armoured personnel carrier	—	Transnistria
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

See also

• Transnistria War
• 14th Army involvement in Transnistria
• Moldovan Ground Forces

References

External links

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