Date of update: 06.10.2023 10:14 Date of publication: 06.10.2023 08:01
A new Russian drone attack on Romania’s border, on the Danube, took place last night. Reni port and Orlivka customs were hit, across the Danube from the Romanian city of Isaccea. There is a ferry crossing point for goods and passengers to Romania. A grain warehouse was damaged in Reni. And at Orlivka the ferry crossing was temporarily stopped. The attack was filmed from the Romanian shore.
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Traffic through PTF Isaccea, completely closed due to Russian attacks
UPDATE 10.12 Traffic through PTF Isaccea was completely closed due to the attacks from Ukraine last night, and the two barges that ensure the crossing of the Danube are anchored on the Romanian shore, Coast Guard representatives announced.
Coast Guard representatives reported on Friday that due to the closure of PTF Isaccea, exiting traffic is being redirected to Galati Rutier.
“Traffic through PTF Isaccea is completely closed due to tonight’s attacks from the Ukrainian side (PTF Orlovka). Thus, exiting traffic is redirected to Galati Rutier. The two ferries that ensure the crossing of the Danube from one side to the other are anchored on the Romanian shore”, said the border police, according to News.ro.
The representatives of the Inspectorate for Emergency Situations Tulcea declared that there were no calls to 112, in the Isaccea area, following the drone attacks from Thursday night to Friday, from Ukraine.
The crossing by ferry to Romania, at Orlivka, was temporarily suspended
UPDATE 10:00 Russian drones attacked the port infrastructure in the Ukrainian Odesa region, damaging, in the early hours of Friday, a grain silo in Izmail, regional governor Oleh Kiper said, and the ferry crossing point to Romania from Orlivka suspended its temporarily the activity, the Ukrainian press reports, according to News.ro.
Nine trucks caught fire at the scene, the governor wrote on the Telegram messaging app, adding that the fire had since been extinguished.
The Ukrainian-Romanian border checkpoint at Orlikva-Isaccea was attacked for a second time with Shahed-136 kamikaze drones. Fire is on the Ukrainian side of the border.
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There were no casualties, Kiper said.
As a result of the night attack by Shahed drones, Ukraine has temporarily suspended operations at the Orlivka ferry crossing, writes Ukrainskaia Pravda, citing a statement from the border police.
“As a result of the nocturnal attack by enemy drones on the port and border infrastructure, measures are being taken to stabilize operations at the Orlivka ferry crossing point on the border with Romania. No one was injured in the attack. Operations at the checkpoint have been temporarily suspended,” the border police service announced.
All vehicles are diverted to other destinations. Citizens are asked to take these temporary circumstances into account when planning a trip to or from Romania, the source said.
“You can choose other destinations, including through the car crossing from Reni. The resumption of crossing operations at Orlivka will be announced later,” the Ukrainian border police said.
Volodymyr Zelensky: “In five years, Russia will attack others if Ukraine loses”
UPDATE 08:45 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned European leaders gathered in Granada, Spain, on Thursday that Russia could rebuild its military capabilities and attack other countries within five years if Europeans hesitate to support Kiev, reports Reuters.
Zelenski, who is attending the summit of the European Political Community, also said he remains confident in the continuation of American and European financial aid, despite “political storms” in Washington and elsewhere.
In an emotional speech, Zelensky described how Ukrainian children in the eastern city of Kharkiv are learning remotely or taking classes in subway stations because of Russian airstrikes.
“Until there is a fully effective anti-aircraft defense system, children cannot go to school,” he told European leaders.
Read the continuation HERE
Zelensky, about the attack in Kharkiv: Russian terrorists struck a blow that cannot even be called animal
UPDATE 08:00 President Volodymyr Zelensky, who was in Spain on Thursday, at the summit of the European Political Community, spoke to his compatriots, in his nightly video speech, about the message he sent to European leaders: evil must not prevail at any cost. On the day when one of Russia’s bloodiest attacks took place at home, in Ukraine, resulting in more than 50 civilian deaths, Zelensky accused genocide, announced that he had obtained more weapons for the defense of Ukraine, but emphasized that the best response is unity.
It is a ferry crossing point for goods and passengers. The attack happened last night between 3 and 4. Ukrainian Telegram channels also reported explosions there. And the Russian ones write that the Russian army massively hit the Ukrainian infrastructure there.
Witnesses in Romania say that after midnight they were warned that attacks could take place, but that they did not receive a Ro-alert message around the time when it actually happened. We are also waiting for official information.
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