Russia attacks Ukraine-Moldova border checkpoint for second night in a row
Russia struck Ukraine’s Odesa region with drones overnight on August 21, hitting the Tabaky international checkpoint on the border with Moldova, Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service reported.
On August 21, Russia launched drone strikes on Ukraine's Odesa region, specifically targeting the Tabaky international checkpoint situated on the Moldova border. Ukraine's State Border Guard Service confirmed that the attack caused damage to the checkpoint's structures, compelling its closure. Subsequently, traffic was redirected to alternative border crossings.
This marks the second assault on a border checkpoint within a 24-hour period. The previous day, Russian forces targeted a border checkpoint on the Moldova border in the Odesa region during a large-scale assault on Kyiv, as stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha described these incidents as "not isolated," asserting that Russia is "increasingly testing the resolve of NATO and its allies by breaching the sovereignty of neighboring nations."
Moldova's Defense Ministry reported a drone intrusion into its airspace on August 20, amid the strikes on Ukraine. Early assessments suggest the drone was a Shahed-136, also known as Geran-2, a Russian modification.
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