Two killed in drone attack on Ukraine-Moldova border crossing
Two people died and three others were injured in an attack on a checkpoint on the Ukraine-Moldova border. Russian drones attacked the Staro-Kazachye crossing point in the Odessa region on the Moldovan border at night.
Consensus
- Russian drones attacked the 'Starokazachye' international road crossing in Odessa Oblast on the border with Moldova.
- Two people were killed and three others were injured.
- The victims were civilians near the checkpoint.
- Infrastructure at the checkpoint and adjacent territory was damaged.
- Fires broke out after the attack.
- The checkpoint temporarily ceased operations.
- 16 people were evacuated by rescuers using buses.
Points of divergence
- The attack occurred on the night of September 9. — tg_tvrain
- This was at least the fourth attack on a border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova in the past two weeks, with previous attacks on August 20, 21, and 25. — tg_echoonline_news
- Ukrainian border guards informed the Moldovan side about the attack. — tvrain
Coverage (4 sources)
- Russian drones attacked a border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova. Two people died — Дождь (Telegram)
- Drones attacked a border crossing point on the border of Ukraine with Moldova — two people died — Дождь
- Two people died, three more injured in attack on checkpoint on Ukraine-Moldova border — ЭХО / Новости
- Drones attacked a border crossing on the Ukraine-Moldova border, Odessa administration reported. — Varlamov News
Key entities
- Moldova
- Ukraine
- Odessa region
- Odessa Regional Military Administration
- Starokazachye
- State Border Service
- Oleg Kiper
- Odessa OVA
- Starokazachye
- Odessa Administration
- Odessa Administration