Russian Drones Hit Border Crossing with Moldova, Ukraine Says
Russian strikes left 13,000 utility customers without power as drones hit a checkpoint near the Moldova border and sparked fires, officials said.
- On Thursday, August 20, Russian drone strikes targeted the international checkpoint near Reni and Giurgiule on the Ukraine-Moldova border, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirming the attack.
- Russia has recently intensified drone attacks on Ukraine's Danube ports and transport routes near Moldova and Romania, disrupting power for 13,000 utility customers in Odesa Oblast.
- Moldova's National Army detected an unauthorized drone flight crossing from Ukraine near Kotlovyna on Thursday at 03:16, while Romania's Defense Ministry scrambled Spanish F-18s after detecting targets near the border.
- Moldova closed part of its airspace for 15 minutes on August 17 after a Russian Banderol crossed the border; a Spanish F-18 shot down a drone entering Romania four days earlier.
- NATO officials indicated the detected targets appeared to be Russian in origin, as recurring airspace violations and infrastructure strikes continue testing border security across the Danube region.
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Russian drones damaged during Thursday night to Friday a border crossing point with the Republic of Moldova in the Odesa region of southern Ukraine, the Garden Service of Ukraine announced Friday.
The Russian Federation attacked a checkpoint on the border with Moldova, work has been suspended. The infrastructure of the "Tabaky" checkpoint in the Odessa region was damaged due to the attack by the "Shaheeds". The passage of people and transport has been suspended.
As a result, the infrastructure of the international checkpoint was significantly damaged. On the night of August 21, Russia used drones to attack the Bolgrad and Izmail districts of the Odesa region. The Tabaki checkpoint on the border with Moldova was damaged, and its operations were temporarily suspended. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing a publication by the State Border Service of Ukraine. What happened The strike hit the checkpoint.…
On the night of August 20, Russian drones attacked a pass point in the Odessa region on the border with Moldova, with no injuries, and the facility is now operating on a full-time basis.
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…
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