Two people were killed in a drone attack on Novorossiysk.

Two people were killed and six others were injured following a drone attack on central Novorossiysk. Among the wounded were two employees of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," Novorossiysk was attacked by unmanned boats and drones. Authorities urged vacationers to leave the embankment and beaches.

"Two people were killed, and six more people, including one minor, were taken to the city hospital - three with moderate injuries, and three in serious condition," according to a message on the Telegram channel of the Krasnodar Krai task force.

It is noted that seven buildings, including the Novorossiysk Hotel, were damaged by falling UAV debris. Twenty vehicles were also damaged.

Novorossiysk Mayor Andrei Kravchenko announced a state of emergency in the city. "All services are in 'Emergency' mode and are on-site. A search is underway for possible UAV debris impact sites," Kravchenko wrote on his Telegram channel.

Caspian Pipeline Consortium Office Damaged

The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) office was damaged by a drone strike in central Novorossiysk, injuring two employees and people not employed by the company.

"Administrative office operations have been temporarily suspended, and staff have been evacuated. As a result of the attack in the building housing the CPC office, some non-company employees were seriously injured," the company said in a statement on its Telegram channel.

The consortium's press service clarified that two injured employees were taken to a medical facility. They were diagnosed with injuries of varying severity.

CPC is an international oil transportation project involving Russian, Kazakh, American, and British companies. It was created for the construction and operation of the Caspian Trunk Oil Pipeline. This pipeline receives oil primarily from fields in Western Kazakhstan, as well as crude from Russian companies. The oil is transported to the sea terminal in the village of Yuzhnaya Ozereyevka (part of Novorossiysk), where it is loaded onto tankers for shipment to global markets, RBC reports.

As a reminder, on February 17, the Caspian Pipeline Consortium's (CPC) Kropotkinskaya oil pumping station in Kuban suspended operations after an attack by seven drones.