Hundreds have taken to the streets in Transnistria, over worsening living conditions and an acute energy shortage Protests have broken out across the unrecognized Transnistria region, calling on Moldova to restore gas supplies amid a critical energy shortage and cold weather. Demonstrators have gathered in cities including Bender, Ribnita, and Dubasari. Last month, Russian energy giant Gazprom announced that it could no longer deliver gas to Europe via Ukraine’s pipeline network due to Kiev’s “