| Operational Group of Russian Forces in Transnistria | |
|---|---|
| Оперативная группа российских войск в Приднестровье | |
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| Active | 1995–present |
| Country |  Russia |
| Branch |  Russian Ground Forces |
| Type | Task force |
| Role | Peacekeeping (disputed) |
| Size | 1,500 soldiers |
| Part of | Moscow Military District |
| Headquarters | Tiraspol |
The Operational Group of Russian Forces in Transnistria (OGRF; Romanian: Grupul Operativ al Trupelor Ruse din Transnistria, GOTR; Russian: Оперативная группа российских войск в Приднестровье, romanized: Operativnaya grupoa rossiyskikh voysk v Pridnestrovye, ОГРВ) is a sizable overseas military task force of the Russian Armed Forces. It serves as part of the tri-lateral Joint Control Commission (JCC) in the region with around 350 soldiers provided to the JCC.
1,500 soldiers of the military force are based at the former decommissioned Soviet-era ammunition depot at Cobasna, where it guards around 22,000 tons of military equipment and ammunition.[1][2][3][4] The core of the OGRF consists of 70 to 100 Russian officers, with the rest being Transnistrian locals employed as soldiers. Troops of the OGRF are rotated once every six months.[5]
- ^ "Russian Military Games on Dniester Anger Moldova". 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Agonia limbii române în Transnistria", Adevărul, 3 December 2012
- ^ "Prime Minister of Moldova calls for withdrawal of Russian troops from Transnistria".
- ^ Ian Johnstone (ed), Annual Review of Global Peace Operations 2007, Lynne Rienner Publishers, Boulder/London, p.131
- ^ Necșuțu, Mădălin (22 July 2022). "Moldova Defends Action, Blocking Russian Troop Rotation in Transnistria". Balkan Insight.