57 Tuapse residents remain in hotels after drone attacks
Some residents of houses near the Tuapse oil refinery remain in hotels. Authorities reported extinguishing the fire at the seaport and promised to assist residents of damaged apartments with repairs or housing. As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on May 1, a fire broke out at the Tuapse sea terminal after a drone attack. This morning, authorities reported that the open fire has been extinguished.Fifty-seven people, previously evacuated from the area near the oil refinery, remain in city hotels, the head of the municipality, Sergei Boyko, announced today on his Telegram channel.
At 12:53, he reported that the fire at the sea terminal in Tuapse had been completely extinguished.
The head of the city also reported on assistance being provided to the families of people whose homes were damaged in the attacks.
"Starting Monday, a door-to-door visit to the damaged premises will begin. Based on the results of the examination, certificates will be issued for repairs or the purchase of housing. While these processes are ongoing, we will house people in temporary housing, taking into account the number of residents. We will also help with clearing and removing garbage from the damaged premises," he stated. him.
Tuapsey resident Evgeniyaleft the city on April 28 because she believes the conditions there are dangerous for children's health. "My apartment was destroyed after a drone attack on November 25th last year. I moved to another, quieter area, but after the latest attack, I decided to move further away. I've been renting an apartment for five months at my own expense. I haven't been provided with temporary housing. We've appealed to the authorities for help, but they're turning a deaf ear," she told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
At the same time, he dismissed the information about the city's evacuation, which is being circulated on Telegram channels, as fake news.
"The situation in the city is calm. As I wrote earlier, the fire at the terminal has been extinguished, and emergency response work is proceeding as usual," the head of the municipality noted.
Note that the screenshot he published shows tomorrow's date – May 3, 2026.
The fire, which began on May 1, was the fourth in Tuapse in two weeks. On April 28, a drone attack caused a fire at an oil refinery, and on April 20, another fire occurred at an oil terminal in the port. On the night of April 16, a drone attack in Tuapse killed a 14-year-old girl and an adult, and injured seven others. A fire also broke out at the seaport; it was extinguished on April 19.
A series of attacks on Tuapse's oil infrastructure over the course of a month has led to environmental consequences, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "Fires and "oil rain": key information about the environmental disaster in Tuapse".
A regional emergency regime is in effect throughout the entire Tuapse District . You can read about the criteria for assessing emergency situations, response levels, structures and resources for eliminating the consequences in the "Caucasian Knot" reference "Emergency Situation (ES) Regime".