Cobasna
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CobasnaCobasna (Romanian
; , Kolbasna) is a commune consisting of three villages - Cobasna, Suhaia Rîbniţa (Сухая Рыбница), and Cobasna station - situated in northern Transnistria
, Moldova
. It is controlled by the authorities of Transnistria
. It is located 2 km from the Ukrainian
border, in the Rîbniţa sub-district. Cobasna is the site of a Russia
n, and formerly Soviet ammunition depot
, one of the largest of the kind in Europe.
The majority of the original ammunition has either disappeared or has been removed from Cobasna under OSCE supervision. Military equipment which was unpractical to remove has undergone on-site destruction as per Moldovan
demands that the "weapons dump" of Transnistria be removed. Transnistrian sources claim that the U.S. State Department recognizes that the process of removal of Russia
n munitions and equipment has been carried out with efficiency during 2003.
Today, around 22,000 tons of military equipment and ammunition remain there, guarded by Russian troops.
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
; , Kolbasna) is a commune consisting of three villages - Cobasna, Suhaia Rîbniţa (Сухая Рыбница), and Cobasna station - situated in northern Transnistria
Transnistria
Transnistria is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine...
, Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
. It is controlled by the authorities of Transnistria
Transnistria
Transnistria is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine...
. It is located 2 km from the Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
border, in the Rîbniţa sub-district. Cobasna is the site of a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n, and formerly Soviet ammunition depot
Magazine (artillery)
Magazine is the name for an item or place within which ammunition is stored. It is taken from the Arabic word "makahazin" meaning "warehouse".-Ammunition storage areas:...
, one of the largest of the kind in Europe.
The majority of the original ammunition has either disappeared or has been removed from Cobasna under OSCE supervision. Military equipment which was unpractical to remove has undergone on-site destruction as per Moldovan
Moldovans
Moldovans or Moldavians are the largest population group of Moldova...
demands that the "weapons dump" of Transnistria be removed. Transnistrian sources claim that the U.S. State Department recognizes that the process of removal of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n munitions and equipment has been carried out with efficiency during 2003.
Today, around 22,000 tons of military equipment and ammunition remain there, guarded by Russian troops.