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Russian drones kill two at Ukraine-Moldova border crossing, authorities say

By Thomson Reuters Sep 8, 2026 | 11:35 PM

Sept 9 (Reuters) – Russian drones hit a border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova in the ​southern region of Odesa, ‌killing two people, and attacked the country’s capital Kyiv overnight, Ukrainian authorities said on Wednesday.

Two civilians near the Starokozache ‌crossing ​were killed and ⁠three others injured ⁠in the attack, Governor Oleh Kiper said on Telegram.

Passengers and vehicle traffic was temporarily halted across ​the border after the attack, which caused a major fire, ⁠officials said.

Russia also ⁠attacked Kyiv overnight, causing ​fires but no casualties, emergency services ​said in a Telegram post.

Mayor Vitali ‌Klitschko reported a Russian drone strike on a 16-storey building early on Wednesday, saying emergency ⁠responders were heading to the site.

Moscow resumed its near-constant air attacks on Kyiv on ⁠Tuesday ‌after a brief halt ⁠during the visit of ​U.S. ‌peace negotiators. Officials said ​five people ⁠were killed in the capital.

(Reporting by Anna Pruchnicka in Gdansk and Jekaterīna Golubkova in Tokyo; Editing by Thomas Derpinghaus, Tom Hogue and ​Michael Perry)