{
  "id": 3253229,
  "title": "Russian drone strikes border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/russian-drone-strikes-border-crossing-between-ukraine-and-moldova",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T11:20:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/russian-drone-strikes-border-crossing-between-ukraine-and-moldova/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian drone strikes on border crossings between Ukraine and Moldova have become a recurring pattern in recent weeks, according to Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha. On August 25, a Russian Shahed-type drone damaged the Vynohradivka border crossing, causing a temporary suspension of civilian transport and vehicle passage. This incident marks the third attack on a Ukrainian-Moldovan border crossing in the past two weeks, with Sybiha accusing Russia of deliberately disrupting connectivity between Ukraine and Moldova. The State Border Guard Service reported that such crossings are being targeted systematically, with the Izmail District State Administration confirming an attack near the Reni–Giurgiulești crossing on August 20.",
  "summary": "This is the third attack on a border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova in the last two weeks.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "title": "Aid the Ukrainian Red Cross stockpiled for winter in Kherson burned in a Russian drone attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/aid-the-ukrainian-red-cross-stockpiled-for-winter-in-kherson-burned",
        "published": "2026-08-25T09:17:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Ukrainian military refutes Russian claims of capturing Sumy border settlement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/ukrainian-military-refutes-russian-claims-of-capturing-sumy-border",
        "published": "2026-08-25T10:14:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}