is officially considered the day the Transnistria war began the first armed clashes between Moldovan police forces and military groups in the separatist region were reported in the last months of 1991 After the Republic of Moldova proclaimed its independence the relations between Chisinau and Tiraspol deteriorated considerably located almost entirely east of the Dniester River (except for the town of Tighina and two nearby villages actions were intensified to replace the authorities and institutions subordinated to the Chisinau government with those under the control of the so-called Transnistrian Republic The Transnistrian separatists set up an important military force which according to some sources were about 20,000 strong equipped and trained by the 14th Army of the Russian Federation its armed forces were replaced by several thousand police and volunteer detachments The National Army of the Republic of Moldova was established The first fighting between the Chisinau-controlled forces and separatist troops took place on December 13 when an attack by Transnistrian guards near the Dubasari bridge took place Four Moldovan police and 20 Transnistrian guards were killed in the attack guards and Cossacks attacked the headquarters of the Dubasari police station the last police station still under Chisinau's control 34 people who had taken refuge inside the police station were disarmed and taken prisoner Authorities and police from Dubasari and neighboring localities who had managed to escape withdrew to Cocieri a town that became a resistance center in the fight against the separatists in Tiraspol a special police detachment from Chisinau crossed the Dniester on ice to come to rescue of those who had taken refuge in Cocieri Guards and Cossacks attacked the village of Cocieri the Transnistrian forces entered the village of Cosnita killing a police officer and injuring several others the Transnistrian forces blew up the bridges over the Dniester in Vadul lui Vodă and Dubasari The Moldovan troops near Roghi were attacked the villages of Cosnita and Gura Bicului were attacked with mines President Mircea Snegur and the Chisinau Parliament protested and called on the international community denouncing the aggression committed by the  Russian 14th Army on the territory of the Republic of Moldova it continued to openly support the separatist regime in Tiraspol A ceasefire agreement was signed on March 24 followed by an exchange of prisoners.Five days later the then Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova called on the Transnistrian separatists to lay down weapons within 48 hours requesting that Moldovan forces move 15 km away from Tighina A new ceasefire agreement was signed in Chisinau Chisinau would be the only party observing the agreement several attacks took place in the areas of Tighina The Moldovan troops were attacked with rocket launchers and missiles Mines and missiles were also launched on localities 20 Russian armored vehicles entered the city of Tighina the quadripartite negotiations between the foreign ministers of the Republic of Moldova A foreign ministers’ meeting was held on April 6 and the participants adopted a declaration against the involvement of the 14th Army in the conflict which also stated that the Moldovan authorities were to secure the rule of law throughout the Republic of Moldova A working group was set up in mid-April to defuse the situation in Tighina and for the Moldovan police and the separatist militia in the city to ensure order would monitor the 262 km-long front line separating the Moldovan troops from the separatist forces only the Moldovan and Romanian observers had reached the area an agreement was signed at Gura Bacului regarding the withdrawal of the armed forces the separatists blew up the nearby bridge over the Dniester Dubasari-Pod and Roghi were attacked the following days The crisis deepened after General Netkhakov received orders from Moscow to prepare the units of the 14th Army for battle Russian tank and artillery units left the Tiraspol garrison Zolonceni in Dubasari district were attacked along the way The Moldovan troops managed to resists most of the attacks President Snegur protested the aggression of the Russian army Moscow claimed it was not involved in destabilizing the situation in the region the separatists’ attacks intensified in Tighina those who remained loyal to the Chisinau authorities were being threatened and persecuted Andrei Ivantoc and Alexandru Lesco -  were arrested in Transnistria the authorities in Chisinau seemed to give in to Russia’s pressure and become increasingly conciliatory with the separatists in Tiraspol and Moscow Moscow kept accusing Chisinau of aggression and attempts to exterminate the Slavic population in the region and Romania was accused of supplying weapons to the Republic of Moldova the bloodiest fighting of the entire war took place in June the city was largely under the control of the Moldovan troops 14th Army tanks tried to force the bridge from Tiraspol to Tighina More than 200 Moldovan fighters lost their lives in the fighting over that city when the presidents of Russia and of the Republic of Moldova  Boris Yeltsin and Mircea Snegur respectively The signing of this agreement seems to have been frustrating for some of Chisinau's partners Moldova had pleaded for an international peacekeeping mission and a broad involvement of international organizations to later drop position and accept Russia’s stand peacekeepers were introduced consisting only of soldiers subordinated to Tiraspol while Romania was excluded from this process the only international body directly involved in settling the conflict was the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)  Russia and Ukraine would get the same status the United States and the European Union joined the negotiation process the Republic of Moldova has no control over the Transnistrian separatist region which continues to declare itself an independent state Only a few localities on the left bank of the Dniester In addition to the Transnistrian armed forces there are about 1,500 Russian soldiers in the region and an impressive arsenal of weapons and ammunition in the town of Cobasna Moldova needs a good relationship with Romania several presidential candidates have promoted a sovereignist and one of them was declared persona non grata in the Republic of Moldova simultaneously promote messages containing sovereignist and anti-EU themes The messages are also featured on “apolitical” pages publishing mundane or religious content Networks that promote the same messages were identified in a comprehensive online study Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's efforts to consolidate his power at home have led to both the erosion of his regime and the deterioration of Turkey's relations with its traditional partners Razboi si propaganda: O cronologie a conflictului ruso-ucrainean" /> Razboiul lui Putin cu lumea libera: Propaganda, dezinformare, fake news" /> Developed by Treeworks