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Russian drones hit border crossing as Ukraine halts traffic with Romania
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Russian drones hit border crossing as Ukraine halts traffic with Romania

From Rzeczpospolita · () Polish

Translated from Polish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Russian attack drones struck Ukraine’s Orlivka ferry border crossing with Romania, causing fires and damage to a building and the crossing grounds.
  • Ukraine temporarily suspended passenger and vehicle processing and redirected traffic to other border checkpoints.
  • Ukrainian border officials said the crossing had been attacked before, while other Ukrainian border facilities near Moldova were also hit in August.

A Russian nighttime drone attack struck Ukraine’s Orlivka ferry crossing on the Romanian border, setting fires at the facility and forcing Ukraine to suspend traffic temporarily.

Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service said Shahed combat drones hit a building and the grounds of the international crossing. Emergency services brought the fires under control, but the crossing remained closed while vehicles were redirected to other checkpoints.

As a result of the enemy attack, the Orlivka border crossing is temporarily closed.

— Ukraine’s State Border Guard ServiceThe service announced the closure after the drone strike.

Ukraine informed Romanian authorities that the processing of passengers and vehicles had been halted. Border guards urged travelers to take the closure into account when planning their crossings.

The service said Orlivka had been targeted before. On Aug. 25, Ukraine temporarily suspended operations at the Wynohradiwka crossing on the Ukrainian-Moldovan border after another air attack. On Aug. 21, the Tabaky-Myrnoe crossing, also on the Moldovan border, was damaged.

At night, Russia attacked the international Orlivka ferry crossing on the border with Romania using Shahed combat drones.

— Ukraine’s State Border Guard ServiceThe service described the weapons and location of the attack.
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Originally published by Rzeczpospolita in Polish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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