Russian drones struck the Orlivka checkpoint on the Romanian border overnight on September 6 — the second attack in a week on this key Danube grain-export crossing.
The Orlivka border crossing on Ukraine's frontier with Romania was struck by Russian Shahed-type attack drones overnight on September 6 — the second strike on the crossing in under a week. The checkpoint temporarily suspended operations, though this time no one was hurt. Volunteers Support Ukraine keeps tracking these attacks on border and port infrastructure that keeps Ukraine's economy running through the war.
According to Ukraine's State Border Guard Service, the strike sparked fires on the checkpoint's grounds, which firefighters quickly brought under control. Processing of people and vehicles was temporarily halted, but the crossing resumed operations by the morning of September 6. Border guard spokesperson Andrii Demchenko noted that recovery from this strike was considerably faster than after the previous attack.
The Orlivka–Isaccea crossing links Odesa Oblast to Romania across the Danube and has become one of Ukraine's primary grain-export routes since Russia withdrew from the Black Sea Grain Initiative in 2023. Demchenko said the enemy is deliberately targeting border infrastructure in both Romania and Moldova in an effort to cut off alternative supply routes.
Despite the repeated attacks, Danube port infrastructure — including the nearby port of Izmail — keeps taking in cargo. It's exactly this kind of infrastructure resilience that lets Ukraine keep its export flows running even under constant shelling. Volunteers Support Ukraine continues helping people affected by the war in whatever way its available resources allow.
