Doroțcaia is a village in the

Dubăsari District The Dubăsari District () is a district in the east of Moldova, with the administrative center at Cocieri. As of January 1, 2011, its population was 35,200. This does not include the 715 people that live in the village of Roghi, which is control ...

Republic of Moldova A republic () is a " state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th ...

, situated on the eastern bank of the River Dniester. The village was a place of fighting during 1992 War of Transnistria. It is now under the control of the central authorities from Chișinău. The

Grigoriopol Grigoriopol (, Moldovan Cyrillic: Григориопол, russian: Григорио́поль, Grigoriopol, uk, Григоріо́поль, Hryhoriopol) is a town in the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester, Moldova ...

Romanian-language school which was not allowed to function by the authorities of Transnistria was moved to the village in 2002. According to the 2014 Moldovan Census, the village had a population of 3,038, of whom 2,976 were ethnic Moldovans, 44 were from ethnic minorities, and 18 were undeclared.

Political problems

On the eastern edge of Doroțcaia passes the strategic road linking

Tiraspol Tiraspol or Tirișpolea ( ro, Tiraspol, Moldovan Cyrillic: Тираспол, ; russian: Тира́споль, ; uk, Тирасполь, Tyraspol') is the capital of Transnistria (''de facto''), a breakaway state of Moldova, where it is the th ...

and

Rîbnița Rîbnița or Rybnitsa ( ro, Rîbnița or , Moldovan Cyrillic alphabet: Рыбница; russian: Ры́бница, ''Rybnitsa''; uk, Ри́бниця, ''Rybnytsia''; yi, ריבניצע, ''Ribnitse'') is a town in Transnistria (''de facto'') in M ...

, and separatist authorities from Tiraspol want to control this road. 85% of Doroțcaia's farmland is across the road. From 2003 Transnistrian authorities tried to prevent farmers from accessing their land. Unable to harvest their crops, the farmers suffered serious losses. This situation lead to an escalation of conflict between farmers and Transnistrian guards. An

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world's largest regional security-oriented intergovernmental organization with observer status at the United Nations. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, pro ...

mission was formed to find a temporary solution that allows farmers to access their land.OSCE Moldovan Mission seeks solution to Dorotcaia's bitter harvest
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References

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