Russia’s Deadly Overnight Attack Kills 3, Shuts Key Ukraine-Moldova Border Crossing
A Russian drone strike damaged a Ukraine-Moldova border checkpoint, forcing it to close temporarily. The overnight barrage also targeted four Ukrainian cities and multiple regions, with at least 3 people killed and residential and civilian infrastructure damaged.
The Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian-Moldovan border at Vinohradivka-Vulcanesti checkpoint on August 20 killed three people and forced the temporary closure of a key border crossing. Ukrainian authorities reported that traffic through the checkpoint was suspended and customs procedures halted following the drone attack that damaged the infrastructure.
The State Customs Service stated that they would announce the resumption of operations at the checkpoint later. President Volodymyr Zelensky had earlier reported that Russian drones had also struck checkpoints in Odesa region during a massive overnight attack on August 20. On August 21, Russian forces launched a drone attack on Bolhrad and Izmail districts, further damaging infrastructure at the Tabaki checkpoint on the Moldovan border, which also had to suspend operations temporarily.
Russian forces continued their attacks on Ukraine on August 25, targeting Kyiv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipro. In Kyiv, debris from a Russian drone damaged a 16-story residential building in Holosiivskyi district; however, no fire was reported, and only one woman was injured. In Kharkiv, a Russian missile struck the Osnovianskyi district, killing one person, while in Zaporizhzhia, Russian drones caused a fire in non-residential buildings and struck a road shortly before midnight.
In Dnipropetrovsk region, Russian forces struck a shopping and entertainment center in Slobozhanske, causing fires inside and nearby, but no casualties were reported. In Odesa region, two metal structures caught fire, but firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze. In Chernihiv region, Russian forces struck an enterprise, triggering a fire covering more than 3,000 square meters.
Ukraine’s Air Force reported that Russia had launched Iskander-M ballistic missiles, Kh-31P guided aircraft missiles, and 150 Shahed-type attack drones, including jet-powered drones and decoy drones, during the attacks on August 24. Ukrainian air defenses managed to neutralize 124 Russian drones across northern, southern, and eastern Ukraine.
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