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Zelensky: Transnistria not a serious threat to Ukraine.

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Up to 3,000 out of 15,000 troops know how to fight in Russian-controlled Transnistria, President Volodymyr Zelensky told Italian TV channel Rai 1 on May 13. According to Ukraine’s intelligence, Russia was behind the recurring false-flag operations in Transnistria in the past few weeks. Russian military earlier announced they aim to take over southern Ukraine, opening a route to Transnistria.

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