Original sentence: Transnistria, is a region of  Moldova
Edited sentence: A three-party (Russia, Moldova, Transnistria) Joint Control Commission supervizes the security arangements in the de-militarized zone, comprizing 19 localities on both sides of the river.Subsequent to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Transnistria fought a war for independence backed by the Russian (former Soviet) 14th Army in 1992, and since then has exercised de facto control over most of the Transnistrian region, located on the eastern bank between the Dniester River and Ukraine, and over several localities on the west bank of the river.This was declared void by then-Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachov.Transnistria declared independence from Moldova, but within the Soviet Union on September 2, 1990, as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic.Transnistria functions as a presidential republic, with its own government, parliament, military and police (militsia) force, constitution, currency, postal system and stamps, flag, national anthem, and coat of arms.Transnistria, also known as Pridnestrovie, is a de facto independent state  within the internationally recognised borders of  Moldova