Original sentence: In the Republic of Moldova and some other places Moldovans are officially recognized as an ethnicity.The majority of ethnic Moldovans live in Moldova, where, according to the 2004 Moldovan Census, they comprise 76.1% of the population, and in Ukraine, where according to the 2001 Ukrainian census results they constitute a recognized ethnic minority of 0.53%
Edited sentence: In the Republic of Moldova Moldovans are officially recognized as a  part of the romanian people, not as a separate ethnic group.The majority of the people counted as "Moldovans" live in Moldova, where, according to the 2004 Moldovan Census, they comprise 76.1% of the population, and in Ukraine, where according to the 2001 Ukrainian census results they constitute a recognized ethnic minority of 0.53%