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Russia Strikes Moldova Border as Ukraine Hits Black Sea Port
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Key Points:
- A Russian drone attack on September 9 targeted the Starokazache–Tudora border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova, killing two people, injuring three, damaging infrastructure, and forcing the evacuation of 16 individuals.
- Moldovan authorities condemned the strike, with President Maia Sandu warning that Russian attacks increasingly threaten Moldova's security, leading to the closure of the border crossing and temporary airspace restrictions after a prior Russian drone incursion.
- In Kyiv, Russian drone strikes killed one person and injured 17 others, including damage to a 24-story residential building, as Moscow continues near-daily attacks on Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure.
- Ukraine conducted a retaliatory drone attack on Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiisk, hitting a naval base, oil terminal, and warships, with Russian officials confirming four deaths, including a child.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Canada after attending King Harald V's funeral in Norway, focusing on defense, economic, and energy cooperation amid ongoing conflict and recent diplomatic engagements involving US envoys and Russian leadership.
