Armed forces of Moldova. Army of Moldova: gloomy figures and state secrets Armed Forces of Moldova
In order for people to be happy, they need a strong homeland,” said Leonid of Keosky in the 5th century BC. uh..
Over the course of three articles, I tell readers about the policy of double standards of NATO and the behind-the-scenes military policy of Moldova, which in essence is no longer Moldavian, but purely pro-NATO. In this article, we will see step by step who exactly was interested in reducing the combat effectiveness of the Moldavian army and what is behind it.
Geographical location of Moldova.
Moldova is located in the extreme southwest
In the second
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And occupies most of the interfluve
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As well as a narrow strip of the left bank of the Dniester in its middle and lower reaches. Having no access to the sea, the country geographically gravitates towards
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region, while Moldova has access to
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(length of coastline - 600 m).
To the north, east and south, Moldova borders
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In the west - from
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The country's area is 33.7 thousand km. The territory of Moldova extends from north to south for 350 km, from west to east - 150 km. Extreme points of the country: in the north - a village
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(48°29" N), in the south there is a village
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(45°28" N), in the west - the village
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(26 ° 30 "E), in the east - the village
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(30°05"E).
Population
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The population of the Republic of Moldova was 3572.7 thousand people. (without
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And the municipality
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). In 2007, an average of 3576.90 thousand people lived in Moldova
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The population of the Republic of Moldova, according to the 2004 census, amounted to 3395.6 thousand people (census data does not take into account the population of territories administered by the unrecognized
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). Of these, 3158.0 thousand, or 93.3% of the population, are Orthodox. The population density is 111.4 people. per km.
The population of the Republic of Moldova is multinational and multicultural. The bulk of the population, or 75.8%, (according to the 2004 census) -
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Also residing:
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0.7%. The national representation of Moldovans in the armed forces is 85%.
Armed forces of Moldova after the collapse of the USSR
On September 4, 1990, the Supreme Council of the Moldavian SSR adopted. Resolution on the suspension of the USSR Law of October 12, 1967 “On General Military Duty” on the territory of the MSSR. The first stage in the formation of the National Army of Moldova as an independent state was Decree of the President of Moldova No. 193 of September 3, 1991 “On the formation of the Armed Forces.” According to the Constitution of Moldova of 1994 and the National Security Concept, the military security of the country is ensured by its armed forces.
As of July 1992, the total strength of the Moldovan armed forces is estimated at 25,000–35,000, including police officers, reservists and volunteers. After the collapse of the USSR, Moldova received 32 (according to other sources 34) MiG-29 fighters from the 86th fighter regiment of the USSR Black Sea Fleet (Marculesti airfield), which after the collapse of the USSR came under the jurisdiction of Moldova.
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06/23/1992 - 1 plane was allegedly shot down during the Transnistrian conflict.
ARMAMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF THE NATIONAL ARMY OF MOLDOVA DURING THE TRANSDNISTRIAN ARMED CONFLICT 1991-1992.
Until now, it is difficult to speak out about the composition and number of weapons of the army and police of the Republic of Moldova. This issue does not have the 90% certainty that characterizes the armament of the Transnistrian side. By June 1992, the following were formed in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova:- three motorized infantry brigades; - artillery brigade; -- aviation brigade; - engineering and sapper brigade; -- anti-aircraft missile brigade; 3. 952nd Army Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment (aptap) consisting of: -- 3 divisions of 100 mm MT-12 anti-tank guns (47 guns); -- 3 divisions of combat vehicles (BM) of anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) 9P149 (27 BM); -- MTLB-AT - 53 units; BTR-60 PB 27 units. 4. Part of the anti-tank artillery of the former 89th Motorized Rifle Division, which was located in the cities of Balti and Floresti: -- 2nd batteries (ptbatr) 100 mm anti-tank guns MT-12 (12 guns); -- anti-tank battery of anti-tank guided missiles "Konkurs" (9 combat vehicles). The staffing of these units and subunits with weapons and equipment ranged from 85 to 95%, and the availability of ammunition for them was from 7 to 14 combat sets for guns and mortars and 1.5-2.0 ammunition for anti-tank systems. 5. Anti-aircraft missile brigade, which was armed with: -- anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) S-200 - 12 launchers; -- S-75 air defense system - 18 launchers; -- S-125 air defense system - 16 launchers. 6. Helicopter detachment (Chisinau), which was armed with helicopters: -- up to 4 batteries of towed artillery (6 pcs. 122 mm M-30 howitzers, 8 pcs. 152 mm D-1 howitzers); -- one self-propelled battery (4 pcs. 122 mm self-propelled howitzers); -- for firing from closed firing positions: guns and combat vehicles of rocket artillery up to 140; mortars up to 55; detachments), and 700 people in the Dubossary directions. The exact number of volunteer detachments can now hardly be established; several thousand civilians signed up for them, but not all of them took part in hostilities. Therefore, the conversation should not be about supplies, but about the secret temporary presence on the territory of Moldova not only of Romanian military advisers and observers, but of individual units and units of the Romanian army. However, this issue is deeply and skillfully pushed into the shadow of Russia’s much more obvious and long-term military presence in Transnistria.
-- one rocket battery (4 pcs. 122 mm rocket launchers BM-21).
In total, the armed forces of the Republic of Moldova had the following artillery systems during the conflict:
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National Army of Moldova
In September 2007, the size of the Moldavian army was reduced from 6.8 thousand to 6.5 thousand military personnel; There were 209 armored vehicles and 150 guns and mortars in service. In addition to military personnel, there were 2,300 civilians in the army.
Supplies of weapons, military equipment and foreign military assistance
In 2008, Latvia began training junior officers for the Moldovan Army.
In 2011, the United States donated 80 units of automotive equipment: tractors, trucks, SUVs, ambulances, refrigerators and others.
In May 2012, an agreement on cooperation in the field of defense was signed by Moldova and Lithuania
On October 2, 2012, US Ambassador to Moldova William Moser announced that as part of the Global Peacekeeping Initiative (GPOI) program, the United States will allocate $1.6 million for the development of the infrastructure of the Moldavian army. Presumably, the funds will be used to improve the infrastructure of the military training base near the village of Bulboki.
On September 5, 2014, the Minister of Defense of Moldova Valery Troenko, after participating in the NATO summit in Wales, stated that the Moldovan army is moving to NATO standards in matters of education and training of soldiers and officers.
Military symbols (until 2011)
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Unrecognized and partially recognized statesAn excerpt characterizing the Armed Forces of Moldova
“I’m warning you, captain,” said one of the officers, thin, small in stature and apparently embittered.
“After all, I said that I wouldn’t give it back,” Denisov answered.
- This is robbery, answer me, my dear sir! – the infantry officer repeated, raising his voice.
- Why are you pestering me? A? - Denisov shouted, suddenly getting excited, - I will answer, not you, and you don’t buzz around here while you’re still alive. March! – he shouted at the officers.
- Good! - without timidity and without moving away, the little officer shouted, - to rob, so I tell you...
“To chog” that march at a fast pace, while he’s still intact.” And Denisov turned his horse towards the officer.
“Okay, okay,” the officer said with a threat, and, turning his horse, he rode away at a trot, shaking in the saddle.
“A dog is in trouble, a living dog is in trouble,” Denisov said after him - the highest mockery of a cavalryman at a mounted infantryman, and, approaching Rostov, he burst out laughing.
– He recaptured the infantry, recaptured the transport by force! - he said. - Well, shouldn’t people die of hunger?
The carts that approached the hussars were assigned to an infantry regiment, but, having been informed through Lavrushka that this transport was coming alone, Denisov and the hussars repulsed it by force. The soldiers were given plenty of crackers, even shared with other squadrons.
The next day, the regimental commander called Denisov to him and told him, covering his eyes with open fingers: “I look at it like this, I don’t know anything and I won’t start anything; but I advise you to go to headquarters and there, in the provisions department, settle this matter, and, if possible, sign that you received so much food; otherwise, the demand is written down on the infantry regiment: the matter will arise and may end badly.”
Denisov went straight from the regimental commander to headquarters, with a sincere desire to carry out his advice. In the evening he returned to his dugout in a position in which Rostov had never seen his friend before. Denisov could not speak and was choking. When Rostov asked him what was wrong with him, he only uttered incomprehensible curses and threats in a hoarse and weak voice...
Frightened by Denisov's situation, Rostov asked him to undress, drink water and sent for a doctor.
- To judge me for crime - oh! Give me some more water - let them judge, but I will, I will always beat the scoundrels, and I will tell the sovereign. Give me some ice,” he said.
The regimental doctor who came said that it was necessary to bleed. A deep plate of black blood came out of Denisov’s shaggy hand, and then only he was able to tell everything that happened to him.
“I’m coming,” Denisov said. - “Well, where is your boss here?” Shown. Would you like to wait? “I have work, I came 30 miles away, I don’t have time to wait, report.” Okay, this chief thief comes out: he also decided to teach me: This is robbery! - “Robbery, I say, is committed not by the one who takes provisions to feed his soldiers, but by the one who takes it to put it in his pocket!” So would you like to remain silent? "Fine". Sign, he says, with the commission agent, and your case will be handed over to the command. I come to the commission agent. I enter - at the table... Who?! No, just think!...Who is starving us, - Denisov shouted, hitting the table with the fist of his sore hand, so hard that the table almost fell and the glasses jumped on it, - Telyanin! “What, are you starving us?!” Once, once in the face, deftly it was necessary... “Ah... with this and that and... began to roll. But I was amused, I can say,” Denisov shouted, baring his white teeth joyfully and angrily from under his black mustache. “I would have killed him if they hadn’t taken him away.”
“Why are you shouting, calm down,” Rostov said: “here the blood is starting again.” Wait, I need to bandage it. Denisov was bandaged and put to bed. The next day he woke up cheerful and calm. But at noon, the regimental adjutant with a serious and sad face came to the common dugout of Denisov and Rostov and with regret showed a uniform paper to Major Denisov from the regimental commander, in which inquiries were made about yesterday's incident. The adjutant reported that the matter was about to take a very bad turn, that a military court commission had been appointed and that with the real severity regarding the looting and willfulness of the troops, in a happy case, the matter could end in demotion.
The case was presented by those offended in such a way that, after the transport was recaptured, Major Denisov, without any summons, came to the chief of provisions in a drunken state, called him a thief, threatened him with beatings, and when he was taken out, he rushed into the office and beat up two officials and sprained one's arm.
Denisov, in response to Rostov’s new questions, laughingly said that it seemed like someone else had turned up here, but that all this was nonsense, nonsense, that he didn’t even think of being afraid of any courts, and that if these scoundrels dare to bully him, he would answer them so that they will remember.
Denisov spoke disparagingly about this whole matter; but Rostov knew him too well not to notice that in his soul (hiding it from others) he was afraid of the trial and was tormented by this matter, which, obviously, was supposed to have bad consequences. Every day, papers began to arrive, requests to the court, and on the first of May Denisov was ordered to hand over the squadron to his senior man and appear at the division headquarters for explanations in the case of rioting in the provisions commission. On the eve of this day, Platov made reconnaissance of the enemy with two Cossack regiments and two squadrons of hussars. Denisov, as always, rode ahead of the line, flaunting his courage. One of the bullets fired by the French riflemen hit him in the flesh of his upper leg. Maybe at another time Denisov would not have left the regiment with such a light wound, but now he took advantage of this opportunity, refused to report to the division and went to the hospital.
In June, the Battle of Friedland took place, in which the Pavlograd residents did not participate, and after it a truce was declared. Rostov, who deeply felt the absence of his friend, having had no news about him since his departure and worrying about the progress of his case and his wounds, took advantage of the truce and asked to go to the hospital to visit Denisov.
The hospital was located in a small Prussian town, twice devastated by Russian and French troops. Precisely because it was in the summer, when it was so nice in the field, this place, with its broken roofs and fences and its dirty streets, ragged inhabitants and drunken and sick soldiers wandering around it, presented a particularly gloomy sight.
In a stone house, in a courtyard with the remains of a dismantled fence, some broken frames and glass, there was a hospital. Several bandaged, pale and swollen soldiers walked and sat in the courtyard in the sun.
As soon as Rostov entered the door of the house, he was overwhelmed by the smell of a rotting body and a hospital. On the stairs he met a Russian military doctor with a cigar in his mouth. A Russian paramedic followed the doctor.
“I can’t burst,” said the doctor; - Come to Makar Alekseevich in the evening, I’ll be there. – The paramedic asked him something else.
- Eh! do as you please! Doesn't it matter? - The doctor saw Rostov climbing the stairs.
- Why are you here, your honor? - said the doctor. - Why are you here? Or the bullet didn’t kill you, so you want to get typhus? Here, father, is the house of lepers.
- From what? - asked Rostov.
- Typhus, father. Whoever rises will die. Only the two of us with Makeyev (he pointed to the paramedic) are chatting here. At this point, about five of our brother doctors died. “Whatever the new guy does, he’ll be ready in a week,” the doctor said with visible pleasure. “They called Prussian doctors, because our allies don’t like that.”
Rostov explained to him that he wanted to see the hussar major Denisov lying here.
- I don’t know, I don’t know, father. Just think, I have three hospitals for one person, 400 patients are too many! It’s also good, the Prussian ladies who are benefactors send us coffee and lint at two pounds a month, otherwise they would disappear. - He laughed. – 400, father; and they keep sending me new ones. After all, there are 400? A? – he turned to the paramedic.
The paramedic looked exhausted. He was apparently waiting with annoyance to see how soon the chattering doctor would leave.
“Major Denisov,” Rostov repeated; – he was wounded near Moliten.
- It seems he died. Eh, Makeev? – the doctor asked the paramedic indifferently.
The paramedic, however, did not confirm the doctor’s words.
- Why is he so long and reddish? - asked the doctor.
Rostov described Denisov's appearance.
“There was, there was one,” the doctor said as if joyfully, “this one must have died, but I can handle it, I had the lists.” Do you have it, Makeev?
“Makar Alekseich has the lists,” said the paramedic. “Come to the officers’ quarters, you’ll see for yourself there,” he added, turning to Rostov.
“Eh, it’s better not to go, father,” said the doctor, “otherwise you might end up staying here.” “But Rostov bowed to the doctor and asked the paramedic to accompany him.
“Don’t blame me too much,” the doctor shouted from under the stairs.
Rostov and the paramedic entered the corridor. The hospital smell was so strong in this dark corridor that Rostov grabbed his nose and had to stop to gather his strength and move on. A door opened to the right, and a thin, yellow man, barefoot and wearing only underwear, leaned out on crutches.
He leaned against the lintel and looked at those passing by with shining, envious eyes. Looking through the door, Rostov saw that the sick and wounded were lying there on the floor, on straw and overcoats.
-Can I come in and have a look? - asked Rostov.
- What should I watch? - said the paramedic. But precisely because the paramedic obviously did not want to let him in, Rostov entered the soldiers’ chambers. The smell he had already smelled in the corridor was even stronger here. The smell here has changed somewhat; he was sharper, and one could feel that this was where he came from.
In a long room, brightly lit by the sun through large windows, the sick and wounded lay in two rows, with their heads to the walls and leaving a passage in the middle. Most of them were in oblivion and did not pay attention to those who entered. Those who were in memory all stood up or raised their thin, yellow faces, and all with the same expression of hope for help, reproach and envy of other people's health, without taking their eyes off, looked at Rostov. Rostov went out into the middle of the room, looked into the neighboring rooms with open doors, and saw the same thing on both sides. He stopped, silently looking around him. He never expected to see this. In front of them lay almost across the middle aisle, on the bare floor, a sick man, probably a Cossack, because his hair was cut into a brace. This Cossack was lying on his back, with his huge arms and legs outstretched. His face was crimson red, his eyes were completely rolled back, so that only the whites were visible, and on his bare feet and on his hands, still red, the veins were strained like ropes. He hit the back of his head on the floor and said something hoarsely and began to repeat the word. Rostov listened to what he was saying and made out the word he was repeating. The word was: drink - drink - drink! Rostov looked around, looking for someone who could put this patient in his place and give him water.
Moldova is a state adjacent to which there is an armed conflict in Ukraine, hosting a foreign army of the Russian Federation on its territory, as well as an unresolved armed conflict in the Transnistrian region.
ZdG requested information from the Ministry of Defense about the defense capability of the Republic of Moldova in these conditions, but the institution, however, refused to provide answers to a number of questions, citing state secrets, “the unauthorized disclosure of which could lead to damage to interests and/or state security.”
For the Ministry of Defense (MoD), a state secret is, among other things, the number of contract soldiers in the National Army or the number of military personnel who have left the armed forces in recent years. The MoD refused to tell us how much money has been allocated and spent over the past five years on combat training for members of the National Army, what ammunition the Army has, or what purchases it has made in this area over the past five years. “You have not received answers to painful questions. That is, in recent years, very insignificant amounts have been allocated for combat training, no money has been allocated from the state budget for the purchase of ammunition, and hundreds of military personnel have decided to leave the system, some of them have gone abroad, where conditions are better,” an authorized source told us, with with reference to the response received from the authorities.
The figures and information that the Ministry of Defense considered it necessary to disclose to us do not cause optimism. The estimated budget of the Ministry of Defense for 2017 is about 554 million lei. Although this figure is almost 5 million more than the institution's budget for 2016, it represents only 0.40% of the gross domestic product (GDP) of the Republic of Moldova, that is, less than in 2015 (0.41%) and in 2016 (0.42%). Over the past three years, the number of military exercises has decreased, as have the personnel who take part in them, either at home or abroad. While in 2015, at least 1,504 National Army personnel participated in 18 military exercises, in 2016, 1,268 military personnel were involved in similar operations. In 2017, the MoD reports, 1,151 National Army personnel will take part in 16 military exercises.
According to information provided by the MoD, from October 2016 to January 2017, up to 3,362 citizens were enrolled in compulsory military service in the Republic of Moldova, including 1,162 in the Carabinieri Troops. All National Army employees receive a salary of about 5,027 lei (about 245 euros) per month. “Military salaries were increased in 2014, when a bonus was introduced, which led to an increase in military income by almost 10%. In 2017, an additional payment of 6.5% was introduced, which did not affect the income of the military, since this increase compensated for the amount of contributions paid by the military to the social fund,” the Ministry of Defense clarifies.
Zero lei for combat training of military personnel
A study conducted by the independent think tank Exert-Group in 2015 shows that in that year the most significant part of the defense budget was personnel costs - about 62%, maintenance costs - 35%, and capital investments - only 3% of the defense budget. “The small amount of capital expenditure indicates the absence of plans for the purchase of uniforms, military equipment and weapons. It is not clear from the presentation of the defense budget what the share of expenses is for training military units and building up national defense potential, which, in fact, is the main task of the National Army in peacetime,” the authors of the study specified. A comparative analysis of the defense budget carried out by experts shows that the military budget of the Republic of Moldova is one of the most modest in the world and the smallest compared to neutral countries, neighboring or comparable in size, both in absolute terms and as a percentage of GDP.
Data published on the Ministry of Defense website for 2009-2013 show that the state allocated and, accordingly, spent zero lei (!) on combat training of the military or on the acquisition of military equipment. When distributing the budget for 2014-2015, these categories were completely removed from the report. And these data confirm that most of the budget is aimed at “staff maintenance”. According to information from the website of the Public Procurement Agency, last year the Supply Department of the Ministry of Defense spent millions of lei on fuel alone, about 4 million lei on clothing for the military, and several tens of millions were spent on the purchase of food and air transport services.
Public data shows that the National Army of the Republic of Moldova has about 200 armored vehicles, and the air force is represented by six light aircraft and the same number of transport helicopters. At the same time, the Army has more than a hundred anti-tank missiles, artillery pieces, mortars and multiple launch rocket systems. While the Republic of Moldova does not have a single tank, the same public information shows that the army of the Transnistrian region has about 20 tanks, more than 100 artillery systems, 30 guns, 107 armored vehicles and at least 15 aircraft at its disposal. In 2015, the budget of the Transnistrian army amounted to about 18 million euros, comparable to the budget of the Republic of Moldova, excluding financial support from the Russian Federation.
Lyahu: “Unlike the Republic of Moldova, they do not skimp on ammunition”
Ion Leahu, former representative of Chisinau, from 2002 to 2013, in the Joint Control Commission, a structure formed from envoys of the Republic of Moldova, the Transnistrian region and Russia, which implemented the Agreement on the principles of the peaceful settlement of the armed conflict in the region, signed by our country and Russian Federation on July 21, 1992, is skeptical about the defense capability of the Republic of Moldova in the event of an armed conflict with the army of the Transnistrian region.
“Look at the news that constantly appears there. Not long ago, we all witnessed how they conducted demonstration exercises - crossing the Dniester River with armored vehicles. This is a rather difficult exercise. There must be available vehicles and well-trained crews. They have paratroopers. Until recently they did not have them, but recently, over the past 3-4 years, they have had paratrooper units. I don’t know how many there are, but they exist. We have them too, but, it seems to me, much less, and, most importantly, they are prepared much less. In the Transnistrian Moldavian Republic, information is released almost weekly that one or another unit is conducting military exercises: snipers, armored vehicle drivers, specialists in handling guns, tanks. That is, they are constantly in the process of preparation. In addition to this, the most important thing is that they conduct real shootings all the time. Unlike the Republic of Moldova, they do not skimp on ammunition. We are forced to buy them, they are expensive, and, naturally, shootings are rare. They don’t buy them, Russia provides them with them. They take as much as they want. This, I would say, is the main difference between the Pridnestrovian and Moldovan armed forces: they have no shortage of materials, be it weapons, various devices or fuel for cars,” explains Lyahu.
A more optimistic position is expressed by military expert Andrei Kovrig, a former participant in the armed conflict on the Dniester in 1992. “When we talk about the army from the left bank of the Dniester, we talk about the separatist regime. Of course we are capable of resisting. This is undeniable. It's another matter when other forces intervene. There is this sick child of Europe - the Russian Federation - and it has very great potential. They have corresponding structures that can be thrown thousands of kilometers away. That’s where the danger lies,” says Kovrig. Igor Kutie, chief of staff of the National Army, refused to discuss Ion Leahu’s statements with us, saying that he was busy and redirecting us to the press service of the Ministry of Defense.
Shalaru: “Neutrality is expensive”
“They (Pridnestrovians, editor's note) receive subsidies for the army from the Russians, they receive salaries from the Russians. When I compared the budgets, they were almost identical, but if you also add all the aid that comes in, weapons, ammunition, additional salaries for officers and much more, then their budget is significantly larger. And they have unlimited access to weapons and ammunition,” emphasizes Anatolie Salaru, the last Minister of Defense to hold this position in the Republic of Moldova. Three months have passed since his removal, but the ruling authorities have not appointed a replacement for him. “The Republic of Moldova does not buy military equipment, it only received it from the Americans. Why doesn't she buy? Because he believes that he does not need an army. This is the mentality of citizens and those in power. They are not interested and they do not think regionally, globally. They think purely locally,” notes the former minister. Although it does not buy military equipment, and the country's defense capability raises many questions, the authorities from Chisinau, especially President Igor Dodon, oppose partnership with NATO.
“Neutrality is expensive. There is a price to pay for arrogance and stupidity. Neutral countries spend 5-6 times more on defense than a normal country that is a member of a military bloc. We need an umbrella, and only NATO can provide it for us. Our neutrality is not recognized by anyone. Essentially, it doesn't exist. It exists only in the Constitution. Neutrality is not a relationship between government and people. Neutrality is the relationship between the Republic of Moldova and the rest of the world. They either recognize us or they don’t recognize us. Today we do not meet the criteria necessary for recognition of neutrality, because the Russian army is located on the territory of Moldova. If a country is neutral, there should not be a foreign army on its territory, but we have one. Therefore, Moldova cannot be neutral, since Russia does not want this,” concludes the former minister.
Viorel Cibotaru, former Minister of Defense from February to July 2015, is also critical of the state of affairs in the defense sector. “We see how everything within the Ministry of Defense is deteriorating. We see how throughout 2016-2017. Measures to strengthen defense and the number of exercises, to which there was a special approach in 2015, including enhanced training of units, have significantly decreased. I see virtually no information regarding exercises at the brigade level, at the battalion level within the National Army. There is information about a decrease in the level of discipline in the army, about an increase in cases of indiscipline and hazing. The number of applications from young officers to leave the National Army has increased, which indicates an absolutely negativistic approach to the phenomenon of a military institution. There is complete disappointment among the officers of the National Army with whom I had the opportunity to communicate, which cannot but worry,” notes Chibotaru.
The regular military force was the so-called “small army”. It numbered about 10 thousand people and consisted of the Gospodar army, individual boyar detachments and mercenaries. The “large army” (about 40 thousand people) was convened in cases of special need and consisted of the majority of the male population capable of bearing arms.
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In September 2007, the size of the Moldavian army was reduced from 6.8 thousand to 6.5 thousand military personnel; There were 209 armored vehicles and 150 guns and mortars in service. In addition to military personnel, there were 2,300 civilians in the army.
On October 3, the opening ceremony of the NATO Information and Documentation Center was held in Chisinau. The individual action plan for the Moldova-NATO partnership provides for the reform of the country's entire security and defense system on NATO principles and the transfer of the National Army of Moldova to NATO standards by 2010.
As of 2007, the strength of the National Army of the Republic of Moldova was estimated at 6.5 thousand military personnel and 2 thousand civilian personnel. It consists of ground forces and air force/air defense. The combat personnel included:
- 1st Motorized Infantry Brigade (Balti): in wartime 1500 people, in peacetime 785 people;
- 2nd motorized infantry brigade “Stefan cel Mare” (Chisinau): in wartime 1600 people, in peacetime 915 people;
- 3rd motorized infantry brigade “Dacia” (Cahul): according to wartime personnel 1,500 people, in peacetime 612 people;
- artillery brigade “Prut” (Ungheni) according to wartime staff 1000 people, in peacetime 381 people;
- communications regiment (Chisinau);
- special purpose battalion "Fulger" (Chisinau);
- engineer battalion (Negresti);
- logistics battalion (Balti);
- security and service battalion of the Ministry of Defense (Chisinau);
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