Ukraine-Moldova border crossing point reopens after Russian drone incident

Ukraine's State Border Guard Service has reported that a crossing point on the border with Moldova has reopened following an incident involving a Russian drone.

Source: State Border Guard Service, as reported by European Pravda

Details: The State Border Guard Service reported on the evening of 5 October that operations have resumed at the Palanka-Maiaky-Udobne crossing point.

Quote from the State Border Guard Service: "Processing is being carried out as usual."

Background:

• The Palanka-Maiaky-Udobne border crossing point was temporarily closed earlier today after a projectile fired during a Russian attack on Ukrainian infrastructure ricocheted, hitting a bus and a dispatcher's booth. As a result of the incident, the vehicle was damaged and a border guard sustained minor injuries.
• On Saturday 3 October, Moldova's national airspace monitoring system detected several unmanned aerial vehicles. The National Army's Air Operations Service reported that five UAVs entered Moldova's airspace between 07:45 and 08:00.
• Defence Minister Anatolie Nosatîi later clarified that the incident involved three missiles and two drones, debris from which fell in four districts of the country.
• The Moldovan Defence Ministry subsequently reported a sixth unauthorised entry into its airspace amid a massive morning Russian attack on Ukraine.

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