The international checkpoint Vinohradivka-Vulcanesti on the Ukrainian-Moldovan border has been temporarily closed after a Russian drone strike damaged its infrastructure, Ukrainian authorities said.According to Ukraine’s State Customs Service, traffic through the checkpoint has been suspended and customs procedures halted. Authorities have not yet announced when the crossing will reopen.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.
Citizens and carriers were urged to consider the closure when planning trips and use other operational checkpoints along the Ukrainian-Moldovan border.The State Customs Service said it would announce the resumption of operations at Vinohradivka-Vulcanesti later.Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that Russian drones had struck a checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Moldovan border in the Odesa region during a massive overnight attack on Aug. 20.Moreover, in the early morning of Aug. 21, Russian forces launched a drone strike on the region, targeting the Bolhrad and Izmail districts. The attack damaged infrastructure at the Tabaki checkpoint on the border with Moldova, temporarily forcing it to suspend operations.Russian strikes hit 4 Ukrainian citiesRussian forces launched another overnight attack on Ukraine on Aug. 25, targeting Kyiv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipro, with residential buildings damaged and fires reported in several locations.In Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district, debris from a Russian drone damaged a 16-story residential building, Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko reported. Sections of the walls were destroyed and windows were blown out on the 14th floor. No fire was reported.
