Munition falls near Moldovan checkpoint on border with Ukraine, injures border guard
A munition fell near the Palanca border crossing on Moldova’s border with Ukraine on the morning of October 5, ricocheting into a scheduled bus parked at the checkpoint barrier and into the border control booth. A border police officer sustained a minor injury, the Moldovan outlet TV8 reported.
On October 5, a munition struck near the Palanca border crossing, situated along Moldova's frontier with Ukraine. The munition ricocheted into a bus halted at the checkpoint and then entered the border control booth. According to TV8, a border police officer sustained only minor injuries. Following the incident, the "Palanca–Maiaky–Udobne" border crossing was temporarily shut down, disrupting traffic in the region.
Traffic to the border was redirected to the Tudora crossing. While Moldovan media suggested the munition might be part of Russia's increased attacks on Ukraine's border region, the exact origin of the ordnance remained unspecified.
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