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A Russian drone strike near the Ukraine-Moldova border killed at least two people, part of a wider overnight exchange of strikes in which Ukraine and Russia traded attacks that killed six in total. Ukraine struck an oil terminal and the Novorossiysk naval base, with officials saying vessels including missile carriers were hit there, while Russian strikes also hit the Mykolaiv region, killing one person and injuring several others. Moldova's prime minister said 17 drones had hit Moldovan territory in August as both sides increase long-range strikes on military and energy infrastructure, amid ongoing diplomatic efforts led by the United States.
Al Jazeera reports the same border strike but places heavier emphasis on the full range of overnight strikes on both sides (Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Novorossiysk naval base), including Ukrainian military claims about vessels 'lost' at Novorossiysk, giving a broader tit-for-tat battlefield picture rather than centering the diplomatic/Moldova angle.
Coverage centers on the deadly Russian drone strike at the Ukraine-Moldova border, framing it within a broader pattern of both sides escalating long-range strikes on military and energy infrastructure, with attention to Moldova's exposure to the conflict and the ongoing US-brokered diplomatic efforts.
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