Russian drone strikes hit Ukraine-Moldova border crossing and Kyiv, Ukraine attacks Russian Black Sea port
Russian drones hit a border crossing in Moldova and a building in Kyiv, killing several people, while Ukraine said it struck a naval base and oil terminal in Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiysk.
A Russian drone attack on the Starokazache–Tudora crossing in Ukraine's Odesa region on Sept. 9 killed two people, injured three and damaged checkpoint facilities, vehicles and buildings, prompting the evacuation of 16 persons, the State Border Guard Service said. The crossing was closed after the strike, and Moldovan President Maia Sandu warned that Russian attacks increasingly threaten Moldova.
In Kyiv, a drone hit a 24-story residential block, causing a fire that killed one person and injured 17 others, according to local authorities.
Ukraine reported that its forces struck a naval base, an oil-loading terminal and military facilities at the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, saying the attack hit infrastructure used to load oil and warships equipped with Kalibr missiles. Russian officials confirmed the strike and said four people, including a child, were killed.
Moldovan officials said a Russian drone entered their airspace the day before, leading to a temporary suspension of flights and a delay to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s departure for Norway. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre later said Zelenskyy’s plane was "almost hit by a drone" as it left Moldova.
The incidents occurred amid ongoing Russian drone and missile attacks across Ukraine, which the Russian defense ministry said it shot down 596 Ukrainian drones on Sept. 9.