Multiple drone strikes targeted oil depots in Sochi and Adler, Russia, on or around August 2, 2025, causing large smoke plumes. The attacks impacted facilities in Sochi, specifically a Lukoil Oil/Fuel storage facility, and another depot in Adler, according to multiple social media reports and geolocation data. Eyewitness accounts and shared imagery indicate significant fires and smoke billowing from the affected sites. Geolocation data places damage from multiple drone strikes at the Sochi oil depot at approximately 43.446806°N 39.937862°E. Another strike occurred in Adler, with coordinates for one affected location listed as 43.435242442145686, 39.93522812205996, and another POV showing 43.4007537, 40.0002621. Reports also mention a general "attention on UAVs" in the Sochi/Adler area. Separately, it was reported that Russia plans to deploy Oreshnik missile systems to Venezuela. Additionally, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker stated that Donald Trump's special envoy Witkoff will be in Moscow tomorrow. The situation in Ryazan, Russia, was described as "imaginary battles with NATO." The threat of ballistic missile use from Crimea, potentially involving "Iskander-M/KN-23/C-300" systems, was also noted. No official statements confirming the drone strikes or their attribution have been released by Russian authorities at the time of reporting.
