Shell injures border guard at Moldova-Ukraine border, hits bus
The incident occured as Russia carried out attacks against Ukraine, Moldova's border police said.
On October 5, the border crossing between Moldova and Ukraine witnessed a harrowing incident when a shell ricocheted from Palanca-Mayaky-Udobne, striking a passenger bus and a control booth. Fortunately, only a Moldovan border guard sustained minor injuries. The incident unfolded at 9:38 a.m. local time, as Russia intensified its attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure.
In response, Moldova closed the border crossing for the duration of its investigation and advised drivers to steer clear of the area. Meanwhile, Russia launched an extensive barrage of 205 attack drones, with 49 of them being jet-powered. Ukrainian air defenses managed to neutralize 172 of the drones, along with two Banderol loitering munitions.
The targeted locations included 13 sites, while debris from downed targets fell at three more spots. Palanka borders Odesa Oblast, a region frequently targeted by Russia with drones and missiles. Russian aggression against Ukraine often results in violations of Moldova's airspace and explosions on its territory. Just days prior, on October 3, five Russian air attack weapons violated Moldova's airspace and exploded on its soil during Russia's latest overnight assault on Ukraine.
In a scathing statement, Moldovan President Maia Sandu condemned the attack, emphasizing that Moscow is putting lives at risk across Europe and must be stopped. Drone invasions of Moldova's airspace had occurred three times prior to the October 5 incident, including on September 30, September 24, and August 16. In August, NATO fighter jets shot down a suspected Russian drone that had violated Romanian airspace near the Moldovan border, while a day later, a Russian S-8000 Banderol cruise missile entered Moldovan airspace during an attack on Odesa, subsequently crashing in a cornfield outside of Talmaz in Moldova.
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