Russia strikes Ukraine-Romania border crossing for second time this week, suspending traffic

Russia has attacked the Orlivka border crossing for the second time in less than a week, forcing the Ukrainian facility in Odesa region to suspend operations temporarily.

The attack hit border infrastructure in the Izmail district during the night of Sept. 6, Ukrainian district authorities said. Orlivka forms part of a cross-border connection with Romania, with ferries crossing the Danube to the Isaccea border point in Tulcea county. Romania's Border Police also refers to the route as the Isaccea-Orlivka border crossing.

Ukrainian authorities have not yet said whether anyone was injured or how extensive the damage was. Officials in the Izmail district said they would announce when the crossing resumes operations.

The crossing was also hit on the night of Sept. 1, when Russian forces attacked it with Shahed drones. That strike damaged buildings and other border infrastructure and started fires in the area. The ferry crossing reopened on Sept. 2, and Ukraine's State Border Guard Service said checks and passage for people and vehicles had returned to normal.

The attacks come as strikes on infrastructure in the Odesa region have intensified in recent weeks. On Aug. 21, Russian forces also damaged buildings and structures at the Tabaki crossing on Ukraine's border with Moldova.