2022 Transnistria attacks

2022 Transnistria attacks
2022 Transnistria attacks
Part of the Transnistria conflict and spillover of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
	Front of the damaged building of the Ministry of State Security
Location	Cobasna, Maiac, Tiraspol, Vărăncău and Vladimirovca, in Transnistria
Date	25–27 April, 6 May and 5 June 2022
Target	Ministry of State Security; Tiraspol Airport; Grigoriopol transmitter; Cobasna ammunition depot; Former aerodrome in Vărăncău; Military reserve unit in Vladimirovca;
Attack type	Bombings
Weapons	RPG-18 and RPG-27 grenade launchers (ministry attack); Drones armed with explosives (Tiraspol Airport, Cobasna, Vărăncău and Vladimirovca attacks); Anti-tank mines and plastic explosives (Maiac attack);
Deaths	None
Injured	None
Perpetrators	Unknown, but possibly a false flag operation by Russia or Transnistria itself
Defender	Transnistria
Motive	Likely an aim to escalate Moldova–Transnistria tensions or to bring Transnistria into the Russian invasion of Ukraine

The 2022 Transnistria attacks were a series of five incidents reported in the Eastern European breakaway state of Transnistria, internationally recognized as part of Moldova, that occurred in 2022 between 25 and 27 April, on 6 May and on 5 June. No casualties were reported, but material damage did occur.

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