Armed Forces of Transnistria
Armed Forces of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Вооружённые силы Приднестровской Молдавской Республики Forțele armate ale Republicii Moldovenești Nistreene Збройні сили Придністровської Молдавської Республіки | |
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Founded | 6 September 1991 |
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Headquarters | Tiraspol |
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History | Transnistria War |
The Armed Forces of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Russian: Вооружённые силы Приднестровской Молдавской Республики; Vooruzhyonniye Sily Pridnestrovskoy Moldavskoy Respubliki, Romanian: Форцеле армате але Републичий Молдовенешть Нистрене; Forțele armate ale Republicii Moldovenești Nistreene, 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.[1]
Organization
Leadership
- Commander in Chief - President of Transnistria Vadim Krasnoselsky
- Minister of Defense - Major General Oleg Obruchkov
- Chief of the General Staff - Colonel Sergey Gerasyutenko
Units
The armed forces are composed of 4,500 to 7,500 active duty soldiers, (with 15,000-25,000 personnel in the reserve).[2][3]
Army Headquarters (Tiraspol)
- General Staff of the Armed Forces - It is the commanding and managing body of the armed forces. It is tasked with enforcing military strategy which comes from the ministry of defense.
- PMR Honour Guard - Since it's establishment on 6 November 1997, the PMR Honour Guard has taken part in the welcoming of honoures guests and festive and ceremonies.[4][5][6]
- General Staff Band - The band's musicians have at least a year of experience in the musical services of the Russian, Moldovan, and Ukrainian armed forces. Their repertoire includes over 500 works by foreign composers. The band is led by Colonel Vitaly Voinov.[7]
- Special Forces Battalion
- Security Battalion
- Intelligence Company
Regular Army
Military education
- Military Institute of the Ministry of Defense
- Tiraspol Suvorov Military School - It was founded on September 1, 2017. It is based off the Suvorov Military Schools in Russia and Belarus.
- Courses for training of military specialists
- Republican Cadets Corps
Equipment
Small arms
Armor
Air Force
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
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Antonov An-2 | Ukraine | transport | 3[8] | |||
Antonov An-26 | Ukraine | transport | 1[8][9] | |||
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Mil Mi-2 | Russia | utility / transport | 4[8][10] | |||
Mil Mi-8 | Russia | utility / transport | 5[8][9][10] | |||
Mil Mi-24 | Russia | attack | 6 | |||
Trainer Aircraft | ||||||
Yakovlev Yak-18 | Soviet Union | trainer | 2[8] |
See also
References
- ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Constitution, 2015-09-17.
- ↑ Pridnestrovie.net, Law enforcement and armed forces of Pridnestrovie
- ↑ km.ru, Приднестровье показало мускулы, 2007-09-07 (in Russian)
- ↑ http://mopmr.gospmr.org/index.php/1731-rote-pochetnogo-karaula-19-let
- ↑ https://novostipmr.com/ru/news/17-11-06/rote-pochetnogo-karaula-pmr-20-let
- ↑ http://www.mopmr.idknet.com/index.php/2588-rota-pochetnogo-karaula-otmetila-20-letie
- ↑ "Оркестр ГШ ВС ПМР". dvorec-pmr.info. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Transnistrian military aviation OrBat
- 1 2 "Photos of Transnistrian military aircraft". 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
- 1 2 "Photos of Transnistrian military aircraft". 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
External links
- Prednestrovie.net, Law enforcement and armed forces of Pridnestrovie (archived link)