Ukrainian drones hit Russian port of Tuapse for the fourth time
Emergency crews battled a blaze at the sea terminal as officials said the strike was the fourth on Tuapse in a week and caused no injuries.
- On Friday, a fresh drone strike hit the Tuapse seaport terminal on the Black Sea, sparking a blaze but causing no injuries, local officials said. This marks the fourth attack on the port facility in the past week.
- Kyiv has intensified long-range aerial operations in recent weeks, aiming to cripple Moscow's primary war funding source. The Krasnodar Region area has been under a state of emergency since Tuesday, when a previous industrial incident cut production.
- Emergency crews, including 128 firefighters and 41 vehicles, deployed to tackle the situation. Workers have cleared 12,600 cubic metres of contaminated material from five coastal areas, addressing the environmental impact of the repeated occurrences.
- Despite official claims, residents were advised by Rospotrebnadzor to avoid tap water due to elevated benzene levels. One resident commented on Wednesday on a video of Anna Popova, head of Rospotrebnadzor, saying "Everything is safe and under control!"
- Ukraine's military also targeted energy facilities near Perm and Orenburg, situated 1,500 km from Ukraine in the Ural mountains. These coordinated assaults suggest an expanding campaign against Russian energy infrastructure deep within the country.
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A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire in the Russian Black Sea port city of Tuapse on Friday, according to local authorities. It is said to be the fourth attack on Tuapse since April 16 and was confirmed by the commander of the Ukrainian drone units. Two videos posted on social media on Friday show a large cloud of black smoke rising over Tuapse.
Tuapse was hit by four attacks within 16 days, and drone strikes on an oil refinery caused an environmental disaster in the city.
According to Russian sources, a new Ukrainian drone attack in the port of Tuapse triggered a fire in an oil terminal. There were no dead and injured. However, the economic damage is enormous.
Ukrainian forces struck an oil terminal in Tuapsé, a Russian city on the Black Sea, declared on Friday the Ukrainian staff.
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