Armed Forces of Transnistria
The Armed Forces of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic are the military forces of the unrecognized state of Transnistria. The Armed Forces fall under the leadership of the Ministry of Defence. The Armed Forces were created on 6 September 1991 to maintain the sovereignty and independence of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, in accordance with Article 11 of the Republic's Constitution.
| Armed Forces of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic | |
|---|---|
| Вооружённые силы Приднестровской Молдавской Республики | |
Insignia of the Armed Forces | |
| Founded | 6 September 1991 |
| Service branches | Airforce
Land force Armed police Special police force |
| Headquarters | Tiraspol |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-chief | Vadim Krasnoselsky |
| Minister of Defence | Major General Oleg Obruchkov |
| Chief of the General Staff | Colonel Sergey Gerasyutenko |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18 |
| Active personnel | 5,000 (2018) |
| Reserve personnel | 16,000 (2018) |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | Transnistria |
| Foreign suppliers | Russia Abkhazia South Ossetia |
| Related articles | |
| History | Transnistria War |
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