Original sentence: A 2,500-strong Russian military contingent(14th Army), as well as over 20,000 tones of Russian-owned weapons and munition are present in Transnistria.Its independence has not been recognized, and its legal status continues to be an issue of contention.Transnistria (also Pridnestrovie) is a breakaway territory within the internationally recognized legal boundaries of the Republic of Moldova in Eastern Europe.Transnistria declared itself a separate republic of the U.on September 2, 1990 (as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic) and subsequent to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 has exercised de-facto control over most of the Transnistria region
Edited sentence: A 2,500-strong Russian military contingent(14th Army), as well as over 20,000 tons of Russian-owned weapons and munition are present in Transnistria.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's independence is not recognised by any state or international organisation and it is de jure part of Moldova.Transnistria, also known as Pridnestrovie, is a de facto independent state  within the internationally recognised borders of  Moldova