I’ve been on holiday to a country that doesn’t officially exist. It has its own border, passport, flag, currency and army but ...

Transnistria broke away from the Republic of Moldova in 1992, aided by Russian intervention. Although declaring itself a "state," it is not recognized by any other country. Insider traveled there to ...

Vladimir Putin has signed a presidential decree opening a simplified path to Russian citizenship for residents of Transnistria, the breakaway republic within Moldova’s internationally recognized ...

TIRASPOL, Transnistria — The hammer-and-sickle still flutters proudly over the park-lined thoroughfares in this capital of a country that doesn’t exist. The top of City Hall bears the Soviet star. And ...

Since Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago, fears have risen in neighboring Moldova that it could also be in Moscow’s crosshairs. Like Ukraine, Moldova is a former Soviet republic that has aligned ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The coat of arms of Transnistria displays Soviet symbolsSergei Gapon/AFP Located between Ukraine and the EU member Romania, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A drone strike at a military installation in Moldova’s breakaway republic of Transnistria on Sunday destroyed a helicopter and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Transnistria broke away from the Republic of Moldova in 1992, aided by Russian intervention. Although declaring itself a "state," ...

A drone strike at a military installation in Moldova’s breakaway republic of Transnistria on Sunday destroyed a helicopter and ignited a fire, authorities in the pro-Russia region said. The area’s pro ...

But at least 1,500 Russian troops are believed to be stationed in the region as "peacekeepers." Cargo train station in BenderCharles Davis/Insider Peacekeepers with armored vehicles are stationed at ...