Cobasna

Cobasna (Romanian; Ukrainian: Колбасна; Russian: Колбасна, Kolbasna) is a commune situated in northern Transnistria, Moldova, composed of three villages: Cobasna, Cobasna station and Suhaia Rîbniţa (Сухая Рыбница). It is controlled by the authorities of Transnistria. It is located 2 km from the Ukrainian border, in the Rîbniţa District. Cobasna is the site of a Russian, and formerly Soviet ammunition depot, one of the largest of its kind in Europe.

The majority of the original ammunition has either disappeared or has been removed from Cobasna under Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (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 Russian munitions and equipment has been carried out with efficiency during 2003.

Today, around 22,000 tons of military equipment and ammunition reportedly remain there,^[1] guarded by Russian troops.

Units of the Operational Group of Russian Forces are stationed in the area.

Notes

↑ (Romanian) Cristian Delcea, "Agonia limbii române în Transnistria", Adevărul, December 3, 2012

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Cities and communes of Transnistria, Moldova

District seat: Tiraspol

Municipalities	Tiraspol Bender

Cities	Camenca Crasnoe Dnestrovsc Dubăsari Grigoriopol Maiac Rîbnița Slobozia Tiraspolul Nou

Communes	Andreevca Beloci Bîcioc Blijnii Hutor Broșteni Butor Butuceni Caragaș Caterinovca Carmanova Cioburciu Cobasna Colosova Comisarovca Nouă Corotna Crasnencoe Crasnîi Octeabri Crasnîi Vinogradari Crasnogorca Cuzmin Delacău Doibani I Dubău Dzerjinscoe Frunză Ghidirim Goian Haraba Harmațca Hîrjău Hîrtop Hlinaia, Grigoriopol Hlinaia, Slobozia Hristoforovca Hrușca Jura Lenin Lunga Mălăiești Mihailovca Mocra Molochișul Mare Nezavertailovca Ocnița Ofatinți Parcani Pervomaisc Plopi Podoima Popencu Rașcov Rotari Severinovca Slobozia-Rașcov Sovetscoe Speia Stroiești Sucleia Șipca Tașlîc Teiu Tîrnauca Țîbuleuca Ulmu Vadul Turcului Valea Adîncă Vărăncău Vinogradnoe Vladimirovca

Villages of sub-city or sub-commune level	Solnecinoe Crasnoe Pîcalova Şmalena Novovladimirovca India Sadchi Cotovca Fedoseevca Mocearovca Suhaia Rîbniţa Cobasna, loc. st. cf Crasnaia Besarabia Pobeda Bosca Coşniţa Nouă Pohrebea Nouă Dimitrova Ivanovca Alexandrovca Afanasievca Alexandrovca Nouă Calinovca Lunga Nouă Voitovca Crasnaia Gorca Doibani II Coicova Goianul Nou Andriaşevca Nouă Andriaşevca Veche Novocotovsc Prioziornoe Uiutnoe Novosaviţcaia, loc. st. c. f. Iagorlîc Mihailovca Nouă Sărăţei Bruslachi Marian Mocreachi Frunzăuca Pervomaisc Pobeda Stanislavca Cerniţa Basarabca Şevcenco Zaporojeţ Novaia Jizni Podoimiţa Chirov Vladimirovca Zăzuleni Iantarnoe Bodeni Socolovca Vasilievca Vesioloe Tocmagiu Ulmul Mic Lîsaia Gora Molochişul Mic Constantinovca Buschi Gherşunovca Constantinovca Nicolscoe

Districts	Camenca Dubăsari Grigoriopol Rîbniţa Slobozia

Coordinates: 47°47′N 29°12′E / 47.783°N 29.200°E / 47.783; 29.200

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