Two people were injured in a drone attack in Tuapse.

Two people were injured and five houses were damaged in a drone attack in Tuapse.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," Tuapse was hit by a drone strike last night. A gas pipeline in a residential area was damaged, as was a pier at the port.

Two people were injured and five houses were damaged in a drone attack in Tuapse. "The injured have been hospitalized; there is no threat to life, and medical personnel are providing all necessary assistance," reads a statement on the official Telegram channel of the Krasnodar Krai emergency response headquarters.

The emergency response headquarters clarified that the glazing of four apartment buildings and one private residence was damaged. The municipality promised to help residents with its restoration.

It should be noted that the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Krasnodar Krai reported that a fire covering an area of 300 square meters was extinguished at the Tuapse oil refinery, and that a fire at one of the berths damaged during the attack was also extinguished. "A fire covering an area of 300 square meters was also extinguished at the oil refinery. "64 people and 16 pieces of equipment were involved in the work," the department said in a statement on its Telegram channel.

As a reminder, two men were injured during a drone attack in Krasnodar on December 30th. A day earlier, on the night of December 29th, two houses were damaged in the Kuban village of Kushchevskaya and 13 private houses in the Krasnodar settlement of Industrialny. A drone attack also caused a fire at an industrial plant in Belorechensk.