{"id":574873,"date":"2026-09-09T08:23:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T05:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reform.news\/?p=574873"},"modified":"2026-09-09T12:02:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T09:02:07","slug":"russia-strikes-border-crossing-between-ukraine-and-moldova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/russia-strikes-border-crossing-between-ukraine-and-moldova","title":{"rendered":"Russia Strikes Border Crossing Between Ukraine And Moldova"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>Russia struck the Starokozache border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova overnight.<\/p>\n<p>Drones hit the border crossing\u2019s infrastructure and the surrounding area, causing fires to break out. Two people were killed and three others were injured.<\/p>\n<p>Border crossing buildings were damaged, and a bus, passenger cars and trucks were destroyed. Rescuers evacuated 16 people.<\/p>\n<p>The border crossing has been temporarily closed.<\/p>\n<p>Russia regularly strikes border crossings on Ukrainian territory.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_574763\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-574763\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-574763 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo_2026-09-09_08-18-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo_2026-09-09_08-18-11.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo_2026-09-09_08-18-11-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo_2026-09-09_08-18-11-1200x733.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo_2026-09-09_08-18-11-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo_2026-09-09_08-18-11-655x400.jpg 655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-574763\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Odesa Regional Military Administration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_574762\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-574762\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-574762 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo_2026-09-09_08-18-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo_2026-09-09_08-18-13.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo_2026-09-09_08-18-13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo_2026-09-09_08-18-13-1200x802.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo_2026-09-09_08-18-13-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo_2026-09-09_08-18-13-599x400.jpg 599w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo_2026-09-09_08-18-13-1198x800.jpg 1198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-574762\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Odesa Regional Military Administration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_574760\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-574760\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-574760 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo_2026-09-09_08-20-44.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo_2026-09-09_08-20-44.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo_2026-09-09_08-20-44-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo_2026-09-09_08-20-44-1200x676.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo_2026-09-09_08-20-44-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo_2026-09-09_08-20-44-710x400.jpg 710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-574760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_574759\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-574759\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-574759 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo_2026-09-09_08-20-48.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo_2026-09-09_08-20-48.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo_2026-09-09_08-20-48-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo_2026-09-09_08-20-48-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo_2026-09-09_08-20-48-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo_2026-09-09_08-20-48-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo_2026-09-09_08-20-48-1067x800.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-574759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia struck the Starokozache border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova overnight. Drones hit the border crossing\u2019s infrastructure and the surrounding area, causing fires to break out. Two people were killed and three others were injured. Border crossing buildings were damaged, and a bus, passenger cars and trucks were destroyed. Rescuers evacuated 16 people. 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