Overview

• Regional authorities reported two deaths with the number of injured rising to eight after strikes in central Novorossiysk.
• The attack damaged the Hotel Novorossiysk and seven residential buildings, with firefighters working to put out blazes.
• About 20 cars were damaged, with three burned out after drone debris ignited parked vehicles.
• The Caspian Pipeline Consortium said its office was hit, injuring two employees, prompting a pause in work and an evacuation.
• A state of emergency, air-raid sirens and a region-wide drone alert were introduced, with officials blaming Ukraine and Kyiv offering no comment, while reports of multiple drones and sea drones remain unverified.