Ukrainian Drone Strike Sets Tanker Ablaze at Russia’s Tuapse Oil Port, Officials Say

Overview

• The Krasnodar regional administration said UAV fragments struck a tanker in Tuapse, damaged its deck superstructure and ignited a fire before the crew was evacuated.
• Officials reported damage to port buildings and other infrastructure, with debris hitting an apartment in nearby Sosnovyi and minor harm at the Tuapse railway station.
• No injuries were reported by the regional administration.
• It was not immediately clear whether operations at the Tuapse oil terminal were affected, and Reuters said it could not independently verify images of fires shared on Telegram.
• The incident follows months of intensified Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries, depots and pipelines that Kyiv frames as retaliation for attacks on its power grid.