Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna 1940, muHondo Yenyika II, Romania yakabvuma
chiziviso chokupedzisira ndokupa Moldova kuSoviet Union, iyo yakaironga muMoldavian SSR. Pakati pa1941, Romania yakabatana neAxis yaHitler mukupinda muSoviet Union, ichidzorera Bessarabia uye kuchamhembe kweBukovina, pamwe nekutora nzvimbo iri kumabvazuva kweDniester iyo yainzi "Transnistria". Pakupera kweHondo Yenyika II, Soviet Union yakanga yawanazve nharaunda dzose dzakarasika, ichidzorera chiremera cheSoviet ikoko. VaSoviet vakasimudzira zvakasimba hunhu hwemadzinza eMoldova, vachipesana nedzimwe pfungwa dzaiona vanhu vese vaitaura mutauro wechiRomania sechikamu cheboka rimwe chete redzinza, vachishandisa mukana wekubatanidzwa kusiri kukwana kweBessarabia muRomania pakati pehondo.