Moldova region separates heating to the Russian gass oop
Moldova region separates heating to the Russian gass oop
The breakdown Moldovan region Transnistrien On Wednesday has the heating and warm water supply for households on Wednesday stopped after Russia has stopped gas deliveries via Ukraine.
heating and water deficiency in transistria
"There is no heating and no warm water," said an employee of the local energy company Traisteploenergo by phone to Reuters from Tiraspol, the capital of the renegade area. She stated not to know how long the situation would last.
background to the situation in Transnistria
measures of energy supply
A message on the energy company's website announced that the heating shutdown came into force on Wednesday at 7 a.m. local time, but some facilities such as hospitals were excluded from this measure. The population was asked to warm up, gather family members in a room, ceiling or thick curtains in front of windows and balcony doors and using electrical heating devices.
"It is forbidden to use gas or electric herds for heating use- that can lead to tragedies," it said in the company announcement.
political situation and security situation
Transnistria has usually peacefully existed alongside Moldova in 1992. Around 1,500 Russian soldiers are stationed there. Last month, the local parliament made an appeal to the Kremlin and the Russian parliament in order to achieve a new agreement with Ukraine so that gas deliveries can be continued. At that time Moscow said that it would protect its citizens and soldiers in Transnistria.
Russian gas deliveries to Moldova
until the end of the gastrana bonus with Ukraine, Russia delivered around 2 billion cubic meters of gas per year to Moldawia , which was pumped through transnistria. Moldova accuses Russia of using Moscow's energy dependency to destabilize the country, which Moscow denies.
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