Russia's Black Sea port of Tuapse tackles fire after drone attack

A fire broke out in the Russian Black Sea port of Tuapse after another Ukrainian drone attack overnight, as authorities continue to clean up coastal damage following several attacks in recent weeks.

A fire at a marine terminal in the Tuapse district of the Krasnodar region started after drone debris hit the facility, the regional working group reported on Telegram on Wednesday. More than 80 people and 25 pieces of equipment, including crisis ministry units, were involved in extinguishing the fire, she said without further details.

Ukraine is stepping up strikes on Russian energy infrastructure in an effort to cut Kremlin revenues at a time of higher oil prices linked to the Iran war. Tuapse has been under attack several times since early April, prompting Russia to declare a regional state of emergency in the city of more than 60,000, which is home to one of the country’s largest Black Sea ports and a refinery owned by Rosneft PJSC.

Clean-up operations in Tuapse after an oil spill caused by earlier drone strikes are still ongoing, local authorities said. As of May 26, more than 32,200 cubic meters of contaminated soil and oil/water mixture had been collected and removed.

In addition, Ukraine launched a massive drone attack overnight on Enerhodar, the city that hosts the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, in which more than 50 explosions were recorded, Yevgenia Yashina, a spokeswoman for the occupied plant, told Russian news agency Interfax on Wednesday. Parts of Enerhodar in Russian-occupied southeastern Ukraine lost power and communications were severely disrupted, she said.

Ukraine has not yet commented on the allegations of the Enerhodar strike.

In total, Russia faced 140 drones in various regions overnight, the Defense Ministry said. Several regions, including Voronezh, which borders Ukraine, issued missile warnings. Voronezh Governor Alexander Gusev said air defenses detected and destroyed two high-speed air targets over the city on Wednesday morning, and falling debris damaged a tire repair shop and a utility cabin.

Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014, also faced attacks overnight, including more than 20 drones targeting the port city of Sevastopol, Moscow-appointed governor Mikhail Razvozhaev said.

Russia launched 163 drones into Ukraine overnight, including Shahed attack drones, stealth drones and jet-powered drones, the Ukrainian Air Force said on Wednesday.

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