Military of Transnistria
| Armed Forces of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic |
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| Вооружённые Силы Приднестровской Молдавской Республики Форцеле Армате але Републичий Молдовенешть Нистрене Збройні сили Придністровської Молдавської Республіки |
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Insignia of the Armed Forces
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| Active | 6 September 1991 – |
| Country | Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic |
| Allegiance | President of Transnistria |
| Type | Armed Forces |
| Role | Ground / Aerial warfare |
| Size | Active: 7,500 Reserve: 80,000 |
| Part of | Ministry of Defence |
| H/Q | Tiraspol |
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| Engagements | Transnistria War |
| Commanders | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Vadim Krasnoselsky |
| Minister of Defence | Oleg Obruchkov |
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| War Flag | .svg) |
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| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers |
 Transnistria
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| Foreign suppliers |
 Russia Abkhazia South Ossetia
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The Armed Forces of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Moldovan: Форцеле Армате але Републичий Молдовенешть Нистрене; Forțele armate ale Republicii Moldovenești Nistreene, Russian: Вооружённые Силы Приднестровской Молдавской Республики; Vooruzhyonniye Sily Pridnestrovskoy Moldavskoy Respubliki, 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.
The armed forces are composed of 4,500 to 7,500 soldiers, divided into four motorised infantry brigades (Tiraspol, Bender, Rîbniţa, and Dubăsari), a tank battalion, an artillery regiment, and an anti-aircraft regiment (a further 15,000-25,000 personnel can be mobilised).
Mi-2
Mi-8
An-2
Yak-52
Alexander Lukyanenko, Minister of Defence
Pridnestrovian Army personnel in 2007
Pridnestrovian peacekeepers marching in 2015
Closeup of Pridnestrovian peacekeepers
Pridnestrovian MVD Interior Troops in 2016
Pridnestrovian Honor Guard in 2016
Pridnestrovian Special Motorized Military Unit soldiers in 2016
Pridnestrovian Airborne Troops in 2016
Pridnestrovian paratroopers in combat gear
Pridnestrovian Border Guard troops in 2016
Pridnestrovian special forces in 2016
Pridnestrovian special forces in 2016
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