A section of the Odesa-Reni highway has been temporarily closed, preventing traffic to and from several checkpoints on the Moldovan border in the direction of Odesa, border guards said.
“We recommend that travelers take this information into account when planning their trips. We will provide an additional update when traffic resumes,” the agency said.
A road bridge in the village of Mayaky was damaged in the attack, local outlet Izmail.City reported.
The bridge is critical to logistics in southern Ukraine because it provides transport links to the country’s Danube ports, one of the key routes for Ukraine’s foreign trade.
Traffic along the highway is currently completely blocked, with traffic jams stretching for several kilometers near the damaged bridge.
The Customs Service of Moldova announced temporary restrictions in response to the emergency.
At the Palanca-Mayaky-Udobne and Tudora-Starokozache checkpoints, travelers and vehicles are currently being processed only for entry into Moldova.
Travel out of Moldova is currently possible only through the Tudora-Starokozache border crossing.
Border authorities urged drivers to avoid planning trips to Odesa Oblast until the situation stabilizes.
Traffic could partially resume in the second half of the day, according to preliminary information, although no exact timeline has been set for completing the most urgent repair work.
Russia attacked Odesa Oblast overnight with ballistic, anti-ship and anti-radiation missiles, including Iskander-M/S-400, Oniks and Kh-31P missiles launched from the Black Sea, the Ukrainian Air Force previously said.
Several missiles failed to reach their targets.
A series of explosions was reported in Odesa, damaging residential buildings in several districts. At least eight people were injured.
Energy company DTEK described the strike as one of the largest attacks on the region over the past year.
Some households in the Odesa district lost power, including residents of the city’s Prymorskyi, Khadzhibeyskyi and Peresypskyi districts, as well as critical infrastructure facilities, the company said.
Odesa authorities also suspended electric public transportation because of the overnight Russian attack, the City Council said.