{"id":444070,"date":"2017-07-03T20:58:25","date_gmt":"2017-07-03T20:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/?p=444070"},"modified":"2017-07-03T20:58:55","modified_gmt":"2017-07-03T20:58:55","slug":"operative-group-russian-troops-transnistria-turns-22-years-illegal-stationing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/operative-group-russian-troops-transnistria-turns-22-years-illegal-stationing\/","title":{"rendered":"Operative Group of Russian Troops in Transnistria turns 22 years since its official formation"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

On 1 July 2017, the Operative Group of Russian Troops (OGRT) stationing in the so-called Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic turned 22 years since its formation in 1995, reports novostipmr.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The anniversary was celebrated in Tiraspol by the Commander of the OGRT Dmitry Zelenkov, the so-called prime-minister of the region Alexandr Martynov, chairman of the Supreme Soviet Alexandr Scherba, church representatives and locals at the “House of Officers”. The celebration consisted of a military exhibition<\/a> as well as of extraordinary discourses made by the officials. Commander Zelenkov overemphasized the importance of OGRT by saying not only that it keeps the peace but also stops the West:<\/p>\n

“OGRT, in particular, is the main impediment in front of the hostile bureaucrats of the West. We, warriors of the Great Russia, declare, with all our responsibility, that we will do everything possible and even impossible for saving the peace on this fertile land”<\/em>, said Zelenkov.<\/p>\n

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In his turn, the separatist president Vadim Krasnoselsky chose to send congratulations<\/a> to OGRT through his chief of cabinet, “PM” Martynov:<\/p>\n

“OGRT makes significant efforts to create good conditions for the continuation of the constructive dialogue between Transnistria and Moldova for normalizing the bilateral relations.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Krasnoselsky even gave some “Order of Friendship” and medals “For consolidating international cooperation” to several officers of the Operative Group of the Russian Federation.<\/p>\n

Operative Group of the Russian Forces residing in Transnistria contains approximately 1200 regular soldiers, mainly recruited from the Transnistrian locals. The Group is the new form of the former 14th Guards Army of the Soviet Union, that stationed in Transnistria even after the collapse.<\/p>\n

The actual peace-keeping mission in the buffer zone is maintained by 402 Russian troops, 492 Transnistrian soldiers, 355 Moldovan ones and 10 Ukrainian military observers at 15 checkpoints. It was actually founded on July 21st 1994, when the Moldovan President Mircea Snegur and the Russian President Boris Yeltsin signed a agreement in accordance to the conditions of the ceasefire in Transnistria. The official establishment of Russian peacekeeping mission in the region dates to 29 July 1992, point until which the separatist forces in eastern Moldova, backed by the 14th Guards Army of General Lebed, clashed with the constitutional authorities and conducted a war between March and July that year.<\/p>\n

The Moldovan authorities keep insisting<\/a> on the full withdrawal of the Russian troops, but without results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reading Time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>On 1 July 2017, the Operative Group of Russian Troops (OGRT) stationing in the so-called Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic turned 22 years since its formation in 1995, reports novostipmr.com. The anniversary was celebrated in Tiraspol by the Commander of the OGRT Dmitry Zelenkov, the so-called prime-minister of the region Alexandr Martynov, chairman of the Supreme Soviet […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":444071,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-444070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reintegration"],"content_social_share":"Reading Time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

On 1 July 2017, the Operative Group of Russian Troops (OGRT) stationing in the so-called Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic turned 22 years since its formation in 1995, reports novostipmr.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The anniversary was celebrated in Tiraspol by the Commander of the OGRT Dmitry Zelenkov, the so-called prime-minister of the region Alexandr Martynov, chairman of the Supreme Soviet Alexandr Scherba, church representatives and locals at the “House of Officers”. The celebration consisted of a military exhibition<\/a> as well as of extraordinary discourses made by the officials. Commander Zelenkov overemphasized the importance of OGRT by saying not only that it keeps the peace but also stops the West:<\/p>\n

“OGRT, in particular, is the main impediment in front of the hostile bureaucrats of the West. We, warriors of the Great Russia, declare, with all our responsibility, that we will do everything possible and even impossible for saving the peace on this fertile land”<\/em>, said Zelenkov.<\/p>\n

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In his turn, the separatist president Vadim Krasnoselsky chose to send congratulations<\/a> to OGRT through his chief of cabinet, “PM” Martynov:<\/p>\n

“OGRT makes significant efforts to create good conditions for the continuation of the constructive dialogue between Transnistria and Moldova for normalizing the bilateral relations.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Krasnoselsky even gave some “Order of Friendship” and medals “For consolidating international cooperation” to several officers of the Operative Group of the Russian Federation.<\/p>\n

Operative Group of the Russian Forces residing in Transnistria contains approximately 1200 regular soldiers, mainly recruited from the Transnistrian locals. The Group is the new form of the former 14th Guards Army of the Soviet Union, that stationed in Transnistria even after the collapse.<\/p>\n

The actual peace-keeping mission in the buffer zone is maintained by 402 Russian troops, 492 Transnistrian soldiers, 355 Moldovan ones and 10 Ukrainian military observers at 15 checkpoints. It was actually founded on July 21st 1994, when the Moldovan President Mircea Snegur and the Russian President Boris Yeltsin signed a agreement in accordance to the conditions of the ceasefire in Transnistria. The official establishment of Russian peacekeeping mission in the region dates to 29 July 1992, point until which the separatist forces in eastern Moldova, backed by the 14th Guards Army of General Lebed, clashed with the constitutional authorities and conducted a war between March and July that year.<\/p>\n

The Moldovan authorities keep insisting<\/a> on the full withdrawal of the Russian troops, but without results.<\/p>\n

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