Russia Strikes Border Crossing With Moldova, Killing 2 and Injuring 3
Ukraine said 16 people were evacuated and checkpoint operations were suspended after the strike damaged buildings and vehicles and sparked a large fire.
- A Russian attack on the Starokozache border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova overnight on September 9 killed two civilians and injured three others, Odesa Regional Military Administration head Oleh Kiper reported.
- Emergency crews evacuated 16 people by bus following the strike, which destroyed vehicles and buildings; the State Emergency Service reported a large fire broke out at the site.
- The Southern Regional Directorate of the State Border Guard Service informed Moldovan authorities about the incident, as border crossings between Ukraine and Moldova have repeatedly been targeted in Russian attacks.
- Russian aerial attacks have repeatedly resulted in drones entering neighboring Moldovan airspace; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy previously reported a drone strike on an Odesa region checkpoint on August 20.
- Drones crossed into Moldovan airspace on August 27, with one entering near Biliaivka and flying toward Palanca in the Vod district before leaving Moldovan airspace.
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Russia attacked the Ukrainian-Moldovan border crossing at Starokozacze. Two people were killed, local authorities reported. Russians also attacked Kyiv during the night and early morning.
Two civilians were killed and three others were wounded in a Russian attack on a checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Moldovan border, Odessa regional governor Oleg Kiper said. A Moldovan citizen was also wounded, according to Moldovan authorities. The border crossing, located about 500 kilometers south of Kiev, was temporarily closed after the attack.
Moldova strongly condemned the Russian attack on Ukraine near its border, in particular the attack on the Starokozache checkpoint, which left dead and wounded. In Chisinau, a drone similar in characteristics to the Russian “Geranium” was also reminded of the fall on the territory of the country the day before.
A drone attack took place on Tuesday night towards Wednesday near the border of the Republic of Moldova with Ukraine, in the area of the Tudora-Starokazacie crossing point. Follow now on Antena 3
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