2006 Tiraspol bombings

Two bombings in Transnistria in 2006 November 2025 November 2025 2006 Tiraspol bombings 300px Aftermath image of the July 6th 2006 bombing in Tiraspol.webp An aftermath image of the 6 July 2006 bombing in Tiraspol yes center 250 300 yes 13 46.8359 29.6580 point 46.83805 29.64765 The site of the 6 July bombing 1 point 46.83503 29.66759 The site of the 13 August bombing 2 The site of the 6 July bombing (1) and the site of the 13 August bombing (2) Tiraspol, Transnistria (Moldova) 46.8359 29.6627 inline,title 6 July and 13 August 2006 7:00 a.m. and 13:55 p.m. EEST (UTC+3) bombing 10 (8 on 6 July, 2 on 13 August) 36 (26 on 6 July, 10 on 13 August) Improvised explosive device (6 July);6 July 2006 Trans-Dniester blast kills eight http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5153322.stm live https://web.archive.org/web/20060720083720/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5153322.stm 20 July 2006 15 November 2025 BBC News en modified RGD-5 and F-1 grenades (the latter unexploded; 13 August)https://regnum.ru/news/715922 Прокуратура Приднестровья установила личность изготовителя взрывчатки, сдетонировавшей 13 августа в троллейбусе The Transnistrian prosecutor's office has identified the manufacturer of the explosives that detonated on August 13 in a trolleybus 4 October 2006 15 November 2025 IA REGNUM ru In 2006, two separate bombings targeting public transport occurred in the city of Tiraspol, the de facto capital of Moldova's unrecognized breakaway region of Transnistria. The attacks took place on 6 July and 13 August, and no connection was ultimately established between them. 6 July attack At approximately 7:00 a.m. EEST (UTC+3) on 6 July 2006, in Tiraspol, trolleybus No. 21 was struck by a sudden explosion while at the intersection of Odesskaya and Chapayeva streets.31 January 2013 В Приднестровье возобновили расследование дела шестилетней давности о взрыве тираспольской маршрутки In Transnistria, the investigation into the six-year-old case of the explosion of a Tiraspol minibus has been resumed https://newdaynews.ru/pmr/422376.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20241204230927/https://newdaynews.ru/pmr/422376.html 4 December 2024 14 November 2025 newdaynews ru Eight people were killed, and another 26 were injured, several of whom had been on board a nearby trolleybus, which was also damaged in the explosion.7 July 2006 Bomb on Bus Kills 7 in Separatist Area of Moldova https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/07/world/europe/07moldova.html 15 November 2025 The New York Times en Among the dead was a nurse at a Russian military hospital stationed in the region since the start of the Transnistria conflict. The force of the explosion was estimated to be equivalent to 3 kg off of TNT. The blast was powerful enough to propel parts of the vehicle hundreds of meters away. Aftermath Following the explosion, two brothers, Sergei and Alexander Varbasevich, were taken into custody. Authorities initially denied the notion that the explosion was an act of terrorism, due to a lack of evidence. The de facto deputy interior minister of Transnistria Oleg Belyakov later stated that the explosion was caused by an improvised explosive device that had detonated accidentally due to the movements of the vehicle, and that trolleybus No. 21 had not been the intended target. Shortly after the bombing, a criminal case against the Varbasevich brothers was opened. Sergei and Alexander were eventually found guilty, and sentenced to 9 and 10 years imprisonment respectively. Despite this, the lawyers of the brothers continuously appealed the decision, which eventually caused the sentences of Sergei and Alexander to be reduced to 3 and 4 years imprisonment respectively. In 2013, the case was revisited once more following repeated acknowledgments of procedural shortcomings by the then de facto president of Transnistria, Yevgeny Shevchuk. 13 August attack At around 13:55 p.m. EEST on 13 August 2006, another explosion occurred on a trolleybus stopped just outside the Prychernomorye shopping center in Tiraspol. Two people were killed and ten were injured as a result of the blast.Grenade exploded in Tiraspol trolley bus http://news.rin.ru/eng/news///8991/8// dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071016083815/http://news.rin.ru/eng/news/8991/8/ 16 October 2007 15 November 202516 August 2006 Глава МГБ Приднестровья: вероятность совершения терактов минимизирована Head of the Ministry of State Security of Transnistria: the likelihood of terrorist attacks has been minimized https://regnum.ru/news/689827 live https://web.archive.org/web/20240816043436/https://regnum.ru/news/689827 16 August 2024 15 November 2025 IA REGNUM ru The explosion was determined to have been caused by an RGD-5 grenade fitted with a UZRGM fuse. Two additional unexploded grenades were also found inside the bus. Authorities immediately offered a 10,000 dollars reward for information regarding the perpetrator of the bombing.14 August 2006 New bus explosion in Tiraspol leaves one dead, eleven injured http://www.tiraspoltimes.com/news/new_bus_explosion_in_tiraspol_leaves_one_dead_eleven_injured.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070930025059/http://www.tiraspoltimes.com/news/new_bus_explosion_in_tiraspol_leaves_one_dead_eleven_injured.html 30 September 2007 15 November 2025 Aftermath and trial On 15 August 2006, member of Transnistria's Supreme Council (parliament) Valerian Tulgara declared to the international community that the bombings of 6 July and 13 August did not reflect the usual state of affairs in Transnistria. He accused the perpetrators of both attacks of attempting to discredit Russia's role in the region.https://regnum.ru/news/689141 Приднестровский парламентарий: взрывы в общественном транспорте - это попытки дискредитировать роль России в регионе Transnistrian parliamentarian: explosions in public transport are attempts to discredit Russia's role in the region IA REGNUM 15 August 2006 15 November 2025 ru The Transnistrian government also made promises to increase security on trolleybuses, including fitting new security cameras into the vehicles.http://www.moldpres.md/default.asp?Lang=en&ID=47509 ANOTHER BLAST IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN TIRASPOL moldpres dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070928121228/http://www.moldpres.md/default.asp?Lang=en&ID=47509 28 September 2007 17 August 2006 15 November 2025 en On 4 October 2006, the prosecutor's office of Transnistria released a statement announcing that a 49-year-old resident of Slobozia, Kapustin Sergey Vladimirovich, had been arrested in connection with the bombing. Subsequent investigation revealed that the attack was not an act of political terrorism. Instead, it emerged that Vladimirovich had intended to take revenge on the leadership of his employer, Rustas LLC, after being demoted from his position as foreman to security guard. His demotion had been made due to health concerns.19 March 2007 Взорвавшего тираспольский троллейбус осудили на 20 лет The person who blew up the Tiraspol trolleybus was sentenced to 20 years https://regnum.ru/news/798665 live https://web.archive.org/web/20240808100323/https://regnum.ru/news/798665 8 August 2024 15 November 2025 IA REGNUM ru During his trial, Vladimirovich explained that he had planned to install a tripwire at the entrance to the Rustas office, which would ignite the grenades. He had modified the grenades himself. The grenades were placed in a cardboard box disguised as a cereal box. However, while on board the trolleybus, Vladimirovich realized he had travelled in the wrong direction and would not reach his workplace. He exited the bus at the next stop, but possibly due to his modifications, the grenades ignited. He discarded the explosives inside the trolleybus before fleeing, causing the subsequent explosion. Following these findings, and despite the prosecution's initial request for a 25-year sentence, Vladimirovich was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment on 19 March 2007.19 March 2007 Обвиняемый во взрыве троллейбуса в Тирасполе просит приговорить его к расстрелу (Приднестровье) The accused of bombing a trolleybus in Tiraspol asks to be sentenced to death (Transnistria) https://regnum.ru/news/798298 live https://web.archive.org/web/20240810232222/https://regnum.ru/news/798298 10 August 2024 15 November 2025 IA REGNUM ru During sentencing, Vladimirovich read a letter to the judge, stating: "Dear judge, I deeply apologize to all those affected for the harm and grief that I have brought. [...] I also ask you to take into account that 25 years is too long; it is better to sentence me to death. I don't want my family to suffer. I didn't want this. I couldn't even accomplish what I actually intended." 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