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Short of Heat and Power, the Breakaway Region of Transnistria Struggles Without Russian Gas
Russia-Ukraine War An energy crisis in Transnistria, a pro-Russian territory between Moldova and Ukraine, erupted on Jan. 1 when Moscow stopped supplying natural gas through a pipeline running across Ukraine. By Andrew Higgins After struggling without heat for six days, a breakaway region in the Eastern European country of Moldova is now short of electricity,…
Breakaway Moldovan region cuts heating and hot water as Russia stops gas flow
Supply to Transnistria halted as transit deal between Russia and Ukraine expires The breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria has cut heating and hot water supplies to households after Russia stopped supplying gas via Ukraine. “There is no heating or hot water,” an employee of local energy company Tirasteploenergo said by phone from Tiraspol, Moldova’s main…