Overview
- An overnight strike into Tuesday set off large fires at the Touapsé oil hub on Russia’s Black Sea coast, prompting a local state of emergency and stay‑home orders for about 60,000 residents after officials reported high benzene in the air.
- Ukraine confirmed it hit the site, in what independent and exiled Russian outlets describe as a widening campaign reaching refineries, ports, and pumping stations hundreds of miles inside Russia, with some targets reported up to roughly 1,500 kilometers from the border.
- Vladimir Putin accused Kyiv of stepping up attacks on civilian infrastructure and said the Touapsé blasts could cause serious environmental harm, though he added there was no immediate major danger to residents.
- Ukraine says its air defenses now shoot down more than 90% of Russian attack drones, yet drones that reached Kyiv on Tuesday damaged a residential building as the air force worked to repel the daytime raid.
- Local authorities in Touapsé report three deaths from this month’s strikes and describe thick soot, fuel odors, and cleanup crews collecting thousands of cubic meters of oil‑tainted soil and water, underscoring how energy‑site hits can spill toxins into streets and rivers.