Russia attacks key NATO border in drone strike leaving two people injured

Russia has attacked a border area with NATO territory, injuring two people, melting cars and forcing the closure of a key border.

The drone attack on the port of Izmail forced the Orlivka-Isaccea border crossing, which links the country with Romania, to close. Ukrainian military spokeswoman Natalia Humeniuk told Radio Svoboda that drones did not cross into Romania but reports indicate it left two people wounded and dozens of trucks damaged. Footage of the strike shows a fireball engulfing the cargo terminal as the cameraman dives for cover.

Photographs show smouldering, mangled frames of what appeared to be trucks, some of them covered in large amounts of firefighting foam. A port building, storage facilities and more than 30 trucks and cars were damaged in the two-hour attack, regional governor Oleh Kiper said. "The operation of the Orlivka ferry crossing point has been temporarily suspended. Now, there are measures to stabilize the operation after the night attack of the enemy. We will inform you about the resumption of crossing operations," the State Border Service of Ukraine announced.

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in the port infrastructure after a Russian rocket attack in Izmail (AP)