The absurd thing is that Transnistria was never part of Russian territories to begin with.
Hopefully we'll see a swift Russian defeat so that other countries can finally enjoy peace.
It wasn't formed by massive arms deals and covert invasion followed by actual invasion like Ukraine's separatists. The Russian 'volunteers' were defectors with ethnic ties to the nation, who became fugitives until the Russian legal system collapsed completely, and illegal paramilitaries.
citation needed?
I would even go as far as saying that having multi ethnic state that try to force their will upon other ethnic group is the number one reason we still have wars in 21st century.
The point is that there was no significant movement there until the Nazis made one up, just like there was no significant rebellion in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine until Putin created one.