transnistria, transdniestria, or pridnestrovie, officially the pridnestrovian moldavian republic (pmr; ), is a de facto country in eastern europe. it came to be between 1990 and 1992, after the dissolution of the soviet union. transnistria declared independence from moldova on 2 september 1990. with the help of the russian army, it defeated the moldovan army in the war of transnistria. there has been peace since 1992, but the council of europe calls transnistria a "frozen conflict" area. currently, no state recognises transnistria, officially the territory is part of moldova.