Social media users were outraged by the authorities' comments about the situation in Tuapse.

Authorities are concealing the real situation in Tuapse, social media users claimed, commenting on the emergency headquarters' statements about only a slight deterioration in air quality in the city and the assurances of the head of Rospotrebnadzor that the situation is under control.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," on April 28, a drone attack caused a fire at the Tuapse oil refinery. Residents were evacuated from the area surrounding the refinery, and the governor of Krasnodar Krai announced the evacuation of approximately 70 people. Today, authorities reported the fire's containment. The smell of smoke from the third drone-related fire since mid-April can be felt beyond Tuapse, according to local residents. Some of them left the city, fearing the health risks of combustion products.

Authority reports on the situation in Tuapse have sparked outrage among social media users.

According to laboratory tests conducted on April 28, a slight excess of the maximum one-time concentration of benzene in the air was recorded. Pollution levels are generally lower than they were during the suppression of the previous large-scale fire, which began on the night of April 20, the Krasnodar Krai task force reported today.

This message was reposted by the Telegram channel "My Tuapse," where 33 people commented.

"It's impossible to open the window. The stench is worse than before," wrote Kronas.

"A strong smell emanates from the road along Zhukov Street where fuel oil is transported. This smell is present as you approach the embankment; it feels like needles in your mouth," said Lyudmila.

Silence is the main reason for residents' negativity, according to local resident Olga. "We feel forgotten, like we're living on a separate small island with our own troubles, while everyone else is peacefully enjoying life. But we're in such trouble that it will harm everyone, including nature and the environment," she was quoted as saying by "Caution, News."

There is currently no health risk to local residents in Tuapse, assured Rospotrebnadzor head Anna Popova.

"We are monitoring the situation very closely, increasing our laboratory capacity there, and will monitor the situation. There is no health risk today," according to a video published on journalist Alexander Yunashev's Telegram channel.

Social media users reacted sharply to Rospotrebnadzor head Anna Popova's words. In particular, a video featuring the agency head on the Instagram* page tuapse.news has garnered 174 comments.

Many users invited the head of the department to relax in Tuapse and "breathe some fresh sea air."

"Let Anna come and live in Tuapse for at least a week. I'm sure she'll run away in a day," commented an.em.

"What's been done?!! Could you give more details? Nothing," writes oks_2606.

"Are there no risks? Is that 100% true? Will they not bomb us anymore? It's scary to go home," noted nelkkaramelka.

Some users expressed the opinion that Popova doesn't have the information, while others suggested that she was deliberately giving vague, reassuring remarks. words.

"Lots of words, but about what? About nothing," noted user snadezhdai.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that the open fire at the oil refinery has been extinguished.

"Fire and rescue units effectively carried out a foam attack: the open fire has been extinguished at all sites. The success of the actions was ensured by the prompt buildup of forces and resources, and their high-quality distribution among work areas," the Krasnodar Krai task force reported.

As a reminder, during the fire at the oil refinery, oil products spilled from a storage tank onto the road, damaging several cars.

The fire caused by the drone strike is the third in Tuapse since April 16

The fire following the drone attack in Tuapse is the third in the past two weeks. On the night of April 20, a drone attack at an oil terminal in the port of Tuapse caused a fire that was extinguished only on April 24. Residents said the city experienced "an oil rain." The fire at the sea terminal is dangerous due to the release of combustion products that are carcinogenic and toxic. Environmentalists emphasized that the "oil rain" reduced the level of harmful substances in the air, but also contaminated the soil. On the night of April 16, a drone attack in Tuapse killed a 14-year-old girl and an adult woman, and injured seven others. Sixty residential buildings and three public facilities were damaged, and five private homes were completely destroyed. A fire also broke out at the seaport; it was extinguished on April 19. Residents of Tuapse reported that after the attack, "the entire sky was covered in smoke," and the smell of burning was felt throughout the city throughout the day.

Ecologists compared the scale of the oil spills in Tuapse and Anapa

Furthermore, on April 24, after booms broke due to rising water levels in the river An oil spill occurred in Tuapse, spilling into the Black Sea. Authorities declared the spill "local," but the oil spread to nearby villages. Fuel oil has spread over a large area, and it is being cleaned up mainly by volunteers, local residents told the "Caucasian Knot" on April 26.

The oil spill that entered the Black Sea after the drone attack in Tuapse is expanding, and the environmental outlook for the coast is not bright, nor are the prospects for the resort season, scientists noted.

Materials on the consequences of the fuel oil spills in the Kerch Strait and Tuapse have been collected by the "Caucasian Knot" on the page "Eco-disaster in Kuban".