A UAV attack in Tuapse, Krasnodar Territory, southern Russia, injured two people, damaged five houses, one port berth and oil refinery equipment, according to the Operational Headquarters of the Krasnodar Territory in a statement shared over the past hour ending at 2:15 a.m. UTC on Dec. 31. All associated fires were extinguished. The two victims were hospitalized with no threat to their lives, and doctors provided necessary assistance, the headquarters stated. Glazing was damaged in four apartment buildings and one private building, with municipal assistance promised for recovery. A fire covering 300 square meters on the refinery territory was extinguished, along with a fire at one of the port berths, involving 64 people and 16 pieces of equipment, including staff from the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in the Krasnodar Territory, per the report. This update follows earlier reports of a major fire at the Tuapse refinery's AVT-12 primary oil processing unit ignited by Ukrainian strikes between 9:45 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. UTC on Dec. 30, as cited by Exilenova+ referencing @Archer83Able on X.
