A report on the aftermath of the Tuapse drone attack has alarmed Telegram users.

Following the drone attack on the port of Tuapse, the shoreline was cleared of fuel oil, and no oil spills were found, the head of the district reported. Telegram users expressed concerns that the fuel oil spill would worsen the oil pollution along the Kuban coast.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on November 2, following the nighttime attack, drone debris was found in Anapa, Gelendzhik, Tuapse, and four other settlements in the Tuapse District. Two civilian vessels, several houses, and the railway station in Tuapse were damaged. At the Tuapse port, where an oil tanker was damaged, buildings and terminal infrastructure were damaged.

Tuapse District Head Sergei Boyko reported on the aftermath of the November 2 drone attack on his Telegram channel late in the evening of November 4.

"Two foreign civilian vessels were damaged in the strike on port territory. There were no crew casualties. All fires were quickly extinguished," he wrote.

2.5 cubic meters of pebbles contaminated with fuel oil were collected.

Following the attack, the coastline between Gizel-Dere and Yuzhny was cleaned, the official noted. "Specialists cleaned approximately 300 meters of the coastline, collected 2.5 cubic meters of pebbles contaminated with fuel oil, and used 60 kilograms of sorbent. Tuapse Seaport staff inspected the waters and found no oil spills," the statement reads.

This post was reposted by Anapa blogger Yuri Ozarovsky on his Telegram channel "Yuri Ozarovsky Anapa Vityazevo Dzhemete" (50,900 subscribers). As of 10:00 a.m. Moscow time, Sergey Boyko's post had no comments, while Yuri Ozarovsky's had seven.

"I hope this isn't a new trend!" wrote Ksyukha. "Also fuel oil," lamented Larisa. "Every ship has fuel oil," Peter Denisov replied.

Let's hope this latest poison doesn't reach Anapa.

"Oil and fuel oil spilled and everything was quickly cleaned up. I find that hard to believe. Let's hope this latest poison doesn't reach Anapa," the same user added in another comment.

18:12 28.05.2025

The extent of fuel oil pollution in southern Russia

The fuel oil spill in the Kerch Strait at the end of 2024 led to large-scale pollution of coastal areas and water resources in southern Russia. In the Krasnodar Krai, fuel oil was detected on all beaches in Anapa, on the coast in the Temryuk district from the village of Veselovka to the village of Blagoveshchenskaya, and on the coast of the Sea of Azov in the Slavyansky district.

As a reminder, on October 23, Kuban authorities announced that a fuel oil slick weighing up to 900 tons was moving across the Black Sea toward the shores of Anapa and the Temryuk district. Restoration of coastal protective embankments and ditches has begun. Over the course of four days, from October 22 to 26, a 14-kilometer-long protective embankment was erected along the main beaches in Anapa.

On October 24, volunteers discovered fuel oil spills in Anapa and the Temryuk district. Environmental activists have begun cleaning up fuel oil spills, and authorities have recruited local government employees. On November 3, as in previous days, volunteers reported new fuel oil emissions in the Temryuk district. On December 15, 2024, two tankers carrying fuel oil sank in the Kerch Strait. A crew member from one of the tankers died as a result. Additionally, an oil spill occurred, leading to catastrophic environmental consequences, according to the Caucasian Knot report "Fuel Oil Spill in the Kerch Strait." In August, satellite images showed that fuel oil pollution from the sunken parts of the tankers continued in the Black Sea. Most of the fuel oil settled to the bottom, including in the area of Taman, Anapa, and the Bugay Spit, scientists concluded.

Materials on the consequences of the fuel oil spill have been collected by the "Caucasian Knot" on the page "Eco-disaster in Kuban".