Aware of the lack of significant success in the so-called "special operation" against Ukraine and the effectiveness of Ukrainian units, the invading command is trying to create zones of instability close to the Ukrainian border and the threat of Russian and pro-Russian armed forces from Transnistria.
The Russians are inflating the situation in Transnistria to use it as a psychological attack on Ukraine and are looking for ways to disperse the Ukrainian army during a complex defense campaign to protect Ukraine's Donbas and the south.
According to experts, the number of able-bodied and motivated personnel of the unit of the Task Force of Russian troops in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova does not exceed 300 people, whose task is to protect ammunition depots in the Kovbasna village.
More than half of all munitions in storage have expired and are not transportable. Only 7-8 thousand tons are serviceable and can be used.
About two-thirds of all military equipment in Transnistria is completely or partially incapable and does not have the material and production capacity to repair and restore it.
Potentially, Transnistria can be used as a springboard to establish supply lines and ensure the deployment of a Russian group in the Republic of Moldova, but this will be possible if a land corridor with Russia is created through the southern regions of Ukraine.
