Russian Shaheds Hit Near Moldova-Border Crossing, Burn Food Cargo, and Black Out 13,000 in Odesa Oblast

Russian Shaheds hit near Moldova-border crossing, burn food cargo, and black out 13,000 in Odesa Oblast

Russian strikes in southern Odesa Oblast overnight into 20 August left 13,000 utility customers without power, Odesa Oblast head Oleh Kiper reported. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also said drones attacked a checkpoint on Ukraine’s border with Moldova. Russia has intensified attacks on southern Ukraine’s Danube region, where ports and transport routes lie close to Moldova and Romania. The spillover from the attacks has forced these neighboring c…

Checkpoint on border with Moldova in Odesa region continues to operate after Russian attack – Border Guard Service

The border checkpoint on the border with Moldova in Odesa region, which was attacked by Russian troops on the night of August 20, is currently operational, with no fatalities or injuries, State Border Guard Service of Ukraine press secretary Andriy Demchenko told Interfax-Ukraine.

Zelensky: Russian drones attacked a checkpoint on the border with Moldova: EADaily

EADaily, August 20th, 2026. In the Odessa region, the Russian Armed Forces struck a checkpoint on the border with Moldova. This was announced today, August 20, by the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, according to the TV channel "Politics of the Country".