A Ukraine-Moldova border crossing сheck point Starokozache, damaged during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa region, in this handout picture released September 9, 2026. Press service of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS
A Ukraine-Moldova border crossing сheck point Starokozache, damaged during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa region, in this handout picture released September 9, 2026. Press service of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS
Burned out cars appear at the site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, on a Ukraine-Moldova border crossing, in Odesa region, in this handout picture released September 9, 2026. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Odesa region/Handout via REUTERS
Burned out cars appear at the site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, on a Ukraine-Moldova border crossing, in Odesa region, in this handout picture released September 9, 2026. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Odesa region/Handout via REUTERS

Sept 9 (Reuters) - Russian drones hit a border crossing between Ukraine and ‌Moldova in the southern region of ‌Odesa, killing two people, and attacked the country's ​capital Kyiv overnight, Ukrainian authorities said on Wednesday.

Two civilians near the Starokozache crossing were killed and three others injured in the ‌attack, Governor ⁠Oleh Kiper said on Telegram.

Passengers and vehicle traffic was temporarily halted ⁠across the border after the attack, which caused a major fire, officials said.

Russia ​also attacked ​Kyiv overnight, causing ​fires but no ‌casualties, emergency services said in a Telegram post.

Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported a Russian drone strike on a 16-storey building early on Wednesday, saying emergency responders were heading ‌to the site.

Moscow resumed ​its near-constant air attacks ​on Kyiv ​on Tuesday after a brief ‌halt during the visit ​of U.S. ​peace negotiators. Officials said five people were killed in the capital.

(Reporting by Anna ​Pruchnicka in ‌Gdansk and Jekaterīna Golubkova in Tokyo; ​Editing by Thomas Derpinghaus, Tom ​Hogue and Michael Perry)