PMR President Igor Smirnov, above, likes to go fishing in the Dniester River. He will have less to catch this year (file photo)

PMR President Igor Smirnov, above, likes to go fishing in the Dniester River. He will have less to catch this year (file photo)

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Fishermen report dead fish in Dniester RiverLocal fishermen have been warning of an increase of dead fish in the Dniester River. Near Dubossary, thousand of dead fish washed ashore for a four km stretch. Authorities have launched an investigation into possible ecological damage. [more]

<h1>PMR President Igor Smirnov, above, likes to go fishing in the Dniester River. He will have less to catch this year (file photo)</h1> Pridnestrovie or Transnistria is the name for the left bank of the Moldavian Dniester River / Dniestr River, or Dnestr (Nistru). <a href="http://www.visitpmr.com/">PMR President Igor Smirnov, above, likes to go fishing in the Dniester River. He will have less to catch this year (file photo)</a> which is independent although Moldavia considers it part of Moldova and a Moldovan breakaway region or separatist republic of Moldova. <p> <h2>Tiraspol Times Transnistria news and Transdniester newspaper from PMR Pridnestrovie and Moldova:</h2> It is called Transdniester, Transdniestr or Trans-Dniestria and its breakaway regime in separatist Transnistria became independent from Moldova in 1990 and is today separate de facto state. Large cities and towns include Tiraspol Dubossary Rybnitsa Bender or Bendery with Tighina as well as Grigoriopol, Kamenka / Camenca and Slobozya. The main political leaders are Yevgeny Shevchuk and president Igor Smirnov. <p> <a href=" http://pridnestrovie.net/">Pridnestrovie Transnistria</a> <a href="http://www.pridnestrovie.net/index.html">Transdnistria between Moldova (Moldova Republic or Moldovan republic) and Ukraine</a> <a href="http://www.tiraspoltimes.com/index.php">Tiraspol Transdniestr (or Trans-Dnistria)</a> <a href="http://www.pridnestrovie.net/aboutus.html">About Pridnestrovie breakaway republic</a> <a href="links.html">Links to Transnistria's government</a> <a href="http://www.pridnestrovie.net/image">Photos and images from Transdniestria</a>